Leadership

=** Leadership **=

**Explanation**:
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__**Beginning**__
"Does for the group until it learns to do for itself" Directive Instructional Facilitative The leader feels responsible for the success of the network and is assumed to have most of the answers.

Participants are coached and supported by the formal leader in taking on various leadership tasks- more than one person

"Formal" or designated leader in background as others take initiative to identify and commit to leadership functionsFormal Leader may be reframed as "point person" who liaises within traditional organizational structures

__**Integrating**__
Shared or Distributive leadership with each able to move into leadership functions, based on strength and need- everyone

__**Innovating**__
Both the formal and now all leaders have developed capacity to branch out to mentor other networks The collective takes ownership for the success of the network.