Systems Leadership for Sustainable Development Lisa Dreier, David Nabarro and Jane Nelson (September 2019)

Abstract The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda includes 17 inter-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), each representing complex systems — such as climate, food, health, cities — with myriad stakeholders. Achieving progress on this agenda requires a departure from traditional top-down, hierarchical and linear approaches to implementing change. Instead, it requires innovative and adaptive approaches that engage … Continue reading Systems Leadership for Sustainable Development Lisa Dreier, David Nabarro and Jane Nelson (September 2019)

Systems Leadership Is How You Lead When You’re Not in Charge Debbie Sorkin

Systems Leadership is about how you lead across boundaries – departmental, organisational or sector. It’s how you lead when you’re not in charge, and you need to influence others rather than pull a management lever. It describes the way you need to work when you face large, complex, difficult and seemingly intractable problems; where you … Continue reading Systems Leadership Is How You Lead When You’re Not in Charge Debbie Sorkin