Leadership Strategies for Societal Impact

How does our organization impact society? How should it impact society?

Is our growth as a business, nonprofit organization, or government agency healthy and sustainable in a changing world?

What is our strategy for creating positive societal impact?

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As organizations ask these questions, they are increasingly collaborating with other organizations, across sectors, to find answers. Organizations are also charting a new, collaborative course, as they see a great need for the development of effective leadership parallel to their evolving strategies, structures, and processes.

This paper offers a three-phase approach to developing a leadership strategy for societal impact:

Phase 1: Begin with discovery

Phase 2: Form a four-level leadership strategy

Phase 3: Design leadership solutions across four levels

We introduce the three phases and related practices. We take a look at “putting it all together”—how the three phases build on each other. Read more in the article below.