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![References
The Aspen Institute (2014). The “Edge Effect”: The place where innovation happens – a
discussion with Yo-Yo Ma. [video]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoGUdPsOM2M
Hill, L. (2014). How to manage for collective creativity. [video] Retrieved from
https://www.ted.com/talks/linda_hill_how_to_manage_for_collective_creativity.
Linden, R. (2010). Leading across boundaries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
Northouse, P. (2013). Leadership: Theory and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Turira, T. & Cros, S. (2013) Co-business: 50 examples of business collaboration. Retrieved
from Co-Society website, http://www.co-society.com/wp-
content/uploads/CO_business_2013.pdf
Yip, J., Ernst, C. , & Campbell, M. (2011). Boundary Spanning Leadership (CCL
Organizational Leadership Whitepaper Series). Retrieved from
http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/BoundarySpanningLeadership.pdf
Zenger, J. & Folkman, J. (2014). The skills leaders need at every level [weblog]. Retrieved
from the Harvard Business Review website, https://hbr.org/2014/07/the-skills-leaders-
need-at-every-level/](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/boundaryspanningleadershipslideshare-150321130433-conversion-gate01/75/Boundary-spanning-leadership-slideshare-21-2048.jpg)
![For Further Study
Insead Knowledge (2014). How Innovative Companies Collaborate.
Retrieved from the Forbes website,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insead/2014/01/08/how-innovative-
companies-collaborate/2/
Ito, J. (2011) "Innovation in Open Networks and the Media Lab“
[video]. From O’Reilly YouTube Station,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEDHjuTUeXs
Wild, S. (2014) Companies that collaborate will ride on rocket
powered roller skates. [weblog] Retrieved from
http://simonwild.me/2014/03/13/collaboration-will-overcome-
apathy/
Keppel-Palmer, N. (2012). In innovation today, the smartest
companies collaborate with enemies. Retrieved from the Fast
Company website, http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669718/in-
innovation-today-the-smartest-companies-collaborate-with-enemies](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/boundaryspanningleadershipslideshare-150321130433-conversion-gate01/75/Boundary-spanning-leadership-slideshare-22-2048.jpg)
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Zenger, J. & Folkman, J. (2014). The skills leaders need at every level [weblog]. Retrieved from the Harvard Business Review website, https://hbr.org/2014/07/the-skills-leaders-need-at-every-
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![References
The Aspen Institute (2014). The “Edge Effect”: The place where innovation happens – a
discussion with Yo-Yo Ma. [video]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoGUdPsOM2M
Hill, L. (2014). How to manage for collective creativity. [video] Retrieved from
https://www.ted.com/talks/linda_hill_how_to_manage_for_collective_creativity.
Linden, R. (2010). Leading across boundaries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
Northouse, P. (2013). Leadership: Theory and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Turira, T. & Cros, S. (2013) Co-business: 50 examples of business collaboration. Retrieved
from Co-Society website, http://www.co-society.com/wp-
content/uploads/CO_business_2013.pdf
Yip, J., Ernst, C. , & Campbell, M. (2011). Boundary Spanning Leadership (CCL
Organizational Leadership Whitepaper Series). Retrieved from
http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/BoundarySpanningLeadership.pdf
Zenger, J. & Folkman, J. (2014). The skills leaders need at every level [weblog]. Retrieved
from the Harvard Business Review website, https://hbr.org/2014/07/the-skills-leaders-
need-at-every-level/](https://crownmelresort.com/image.slidesharecdn.com/boundaryspanningleadershipslideshare-150321130433-conversion-gate01/75/Boundary-spanning-leadership-slideshare-21-2048.jpg)
![For Further Study
Insead Knowledge (2014). How Innovative Companies Collaborate.
Retrieved from the Forbes website,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insead/2014/01/08/how-innovative-
companies-collaborate/2/
Ito, J. (2011) "Innovation in Open Networks and the Media Lab“
[video]. From O’Reilly YouTube Station,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEDHjuTUeXs
Wild, S. (2014) Companies that collaborate will ride on rocket
powered roller skates. [weblog] Retrieved from
http://simonwild.me/2014/03/13/collaboration-will-overcome-
apathy/
Keppel-Palmer, N. (2012). In innovation today, the smartest
companies collaborate with enemies. Retrieved from the Fast
Company website, http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669718/in-
innovation-today-the-smartest-companies-collaborate-with-enemies](https://crownmelresort.com/image.slidesharecdn.com/boundaryspanningleadershipslideshare-150321130433-conversion-gate01/75/Boundary-spanning-leadership-slideshare-22-2048.jpg)
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The document discusses boundary-spanning leadership, which involves creating direction, alignment, and commitment across organizational boundaries to achieve common goals. Boundary-spanning leadership is important because it taps into diverse perspectives to reduce costs and risks while increasing potential for innovation. The document provides strategies for developing boundary-spanning skills, such as building credibility through sharing information, listening, and engaging in learning with others across boundaries.
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- 1. Boundary-Spanning Leadership March 25, 2015 by KellyTrusty, Ph.D.
- 2. Boundary-Spanning Leadership Our learningpath • Definition of leadership • Definition of boundary-spanning leadership - WHAT • Importance of boundary spanning leadership – WHY • Strategies to build boundary spanning skills – HOW • Practice boundary spanning skills • Questions & comments
- 3. Leadership – ADefinition Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal. Leader Followers Leadership KSAs Goal Adapted from Northouse, P. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice (6th Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, p. 5, 7
- 4. Skills leaders needat every level Zenger, J. & Folkman, J. (2014). The skills leaders need at every level [weblog]. Retrieved from the Harvard Business Review website, https://hbr.org/2014/07/the-skills-leaders-need-at-every- level/
- 5. Leadership KSAs What a leaderdoes with the skills Leader Followers Goal Direction Alignment Commitment Adapted from Northouse, P. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice (6th Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, p. 7
- 6. Boundary-Spanning Leadership Boundary-spanning leadership– the capability to create direction, alignment and commitment across boundaries in service of a higher vision or goal. Yip, J., Ernst, C. , & Campbell, M. (2011). Boundary Spanning Leadership (CCL Organizational Leadership Whitepaper Series). Retrieved from http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/BoundarySpanningLeadership.pdf , p. 4 WHAT?
- 7. Boundary-Spanning Leadership Examples • Intel,Microsoft & Cisco Systems – technology solutions • Coca-Cola & Heinz – more sustainable containers • AirBnB & Vayable – local lodging and personalized tourism • State Farm & Ford – safe driver discounts through technology • NASA & Lego – “real life” STEM education programs. • Society for Arts & Technology & Hospital Saint Justine – using sensory scenes to help with healing Turira, T. & Cros, S. (2013) Co-business: 50 examples of business collaboration. Retrieved from Co-Society website, http://www.co-society.com/wp-content/uploads/CO_business_2013.pdf WHAT?
- 8. Boundary-Spanning Leadership Yip, J.,Ernst, C. , & Campbell, M. (2011). Boundary Spanning Leadership (CCL Organizational Leadership Whitepaper Series). Retrieved from http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/BoundarySpanningLeadership.pdf , p. 15 WHAT?
- 9. Boundary-Spanning Leadership • Innature, where two ecosystems meet is where you have the most diversity in new life forms. • “Today’s business landscape requires leaders to bridge boundaries to tap the innovative outcomes that lie at the intersection of groups working together” Yip, J., Ernst, C. , & Campbell, M. (2011). Boundary Spanning Leadership (CCL Organizational Leadership Whitepaper Series). Retrieved from http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/BoundarySpanningLeadership.pdf , p. 17 http://deepgreenpermaculture.com/permaculture/permaculture-design-principles/10-edge-effect/ WHY?
- 10. • The “EdgeEffect” – synergy of diverse ideas that breeds innovation; a precondition of collective creativity The “Edge Effect”: The Place Where Innovation Happens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoGUdPsOM2M • “High performing managers stand out from their peers in the ability to “tap large, diversified networks that are rich and experience and span organizational boundaries” Boundary-Spanning Leadership Yip, J., Ernst, C. , & Campbell, M. (2011). Boundary Spanning Leadership (CCL Organizational Leadership Whitepaper Series). Retrieved from http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/BoundarySpanningLeadership.pdf , p. 13 WHY?
- 11. Boundary-Spanning Leadership • Whyis boundary spanning important? • Taps into diverse expertise and perspectives • Creates synergy • Reduces costs and risks because they are shared • Increases potential for innovation • What do we get if we don’t span boundaries? • Organizational silos • Stuck thinking/one right way • Groupthink/loss of independence • Lack of innovation WHY?
- 12. • 97% ofsenior leaders feel boundary spanning is an important leadership skill • 91% of middle managers feel it is important • Only 43% of ground floor leaders feel it is necessary. Boundary-Spanning Leadership Yip, J., Ernst, C. , & Campbell, M. (2011). Boundary Spanning Leadership (CCL Organizational Leadership Whitepaper Series). Retrieved from http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/BoundarySpanningLeadership.pdf , pp. 5, 11 WHY?
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- 14. Boundary-Spanning Leadership “The transitionfrom entry to middle to senior level leadership positions requires a transformational shift from holding a team or functional perspective to an approach of perceiving a team or function within the broader aims of the organizational strategy or vision” Yip, J., Ernst, C. , & Campbell, M. (2011). Boundary Spanning Leadership (CCL Organizational Leadership Whitepaper Series). Retrieved from http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/BoundarySpanningLeadership.pdf , p. 13 WHY?
- 15. • Nexus Effect •Nexus – a meeting place across boundaries • Effect – collaboration across boundaries that produces direction, alignment and commitment • Collaboration across functions • Empowering employees at all levels • Developing cross-organizational learning capabilities Yip, J., Ernst, C. , & Campbell, M. (2011). Boundary Spanning Leadership (CCL Organizational Leadership Whitepaper Series). Retrieved from http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/BoundarySpanningLeadership.pdf , pp. 20-21 Boundary-Spanning Leadership
- 16. Boundary-Spanning Leadership Linda Hill:How to Manage for Collective Creativity https://www.ted.com/talks/linda_hill_how_to_manage_for_collective_creativity “Innovation is a journey. It's a type of collaborative problem solving, usually among people who have different expertise and different points of view…” “…Leadership is the secret sauce that creates the space where people are willing and able to work together across boundaries.”
- 17. Boundary-Spanning Leadership • Leadersneed to • Broaden their perspectives • Practice new collaborative skills • Develop behaviors needed to foster cross- organizational innovation and transformation
- 18. The most importantcharacteristic of a boundary-spanning leader: CREDIBILITY Credibility = character + competence Linden, R. (2010). Leading across boundaries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass. , p. 60
- 19. Linden, R. (2010).Leading across boundaries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass. , pp. 60-70 Start Becoming a Boundary-Spanner! Ten Ways to Build Credibility 1. Share accurate information 2. Set aside time to get to know people 3. Take a personal interest 4. Be an excellent listener 5. Model openness: use self-disclosure 6. Honor commitments 7. Build the partnership in chunks/take small steps 8. Offer help during a crisis 9. Engage in learning together 10.Earn trust by sharing credit, keeping confidences, and being trustworthy
- 20. What two thingscould you do today to improve your Boundary Spanning Skills? Yip, J., Ernst, C. , & Campbell, M. (2011). Boundary Spanning Leadership (CCL Organizational Leadership Whitepaper Series). Retrieved from http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/BoundarySpanningLeadership.pdf Start Becoming a Boundary-Spanner!
- 21. References The Aspen Institute(2014). The “Edge Effect”: The place where innovation happens – a discussion with Yo-Yo Ma. [video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoGUdPsOM2M Hill, L. (2014). How to manage for collective creativity. [video] Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/linda_hill_how_to_manage_for_collective_creativity. Linden, R. (2010). Leading across boundaries. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass. Northouse, P. (2013). Leadership: Theory and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Turira, T. & Cros, S. (2013) Co-business: 50 examples of business collaboration. Retrieved from Co-Society website, http://www.co-society.com/wp- content/uploads/CO_business_2013.pdf Yip, J., Ernst, C. , & Campbell, M. (2011). Boundary Spanning Leadership (CCL Organizational Leadership Whitepaper Series). Retrieved from http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/BoundarySpanningLeadership.pdf Zenger, J. & Folkman, J. (2014). The skills leaders need at every level [weblog]. Retrieved from the Harvard Business Review website, https://hbr.org/2014/07/the-skills-leaders- need-at-every-level/
- 22. For Further Study InseadKnowledge (2014). How Innovative Companies Collaborate. Retrieved from the Forbes website, http://www.forbes.com/sites/insead/2014/01/08/how-innovative- companies-collaborate/2/ Ito, J. (2011) "Innovation in Open Networks and the Media Lab“ [video]. From O’Reilly YouTube Station, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEDHjuTUeXs Wild, S. (2014) Companies that collaborate will ride on rocket powered roller skates. [weblog] Retrieved from http://simonwild.me/2014/03/13/collaboration-will-overcome- apathy/ Keppel-Palmer, N. (2012). In innovation today, the smartest companies collaborate with enemies. Retrieved from the Fast Company website, http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669718/in- innovation-today-the-smartest-companies-collaborate-with-enemies
- 23. Thank you. Kelly Trusty,Ph.D. @KellyTrusty kellytrusty.com