The flexibility to react as circumstances change and opportunities emerge. There are many untapped leaders in communities of all sizes. Communities should especially concentrate on developing leadership in groups that have traditionally been under-represented in civic affairs, such as minorities, immigrants, youth, and people with low incomes. Leadership-development programs that give people opportunities to develop new relationships and practice new skills can broaden and deepen community leadership. Both established and emerging leaders can benefit from opportunities to develop and practice the skills of collaborative leadership.
Collaborative leadership is about a new way of doing civic business.
New leaders bring fresh insights and energy and can benefit from opportunities to refine their skills. Established leaders can benefit from opportunities to learn new ways of sharing power, shouldering responsibility, and understanding different perspectives. Bringing people from all walks of life together to solve complex problems is not easy. Visit the Collaborative Leadership and Pew Civic Entrepreneur Initiative sections of this Web site. Bryson, John, and Barbara Crosby.