Leadership

Collective Leadership: What is Required of Us?

July 27, 2021  • Aspen Global Leadership Network

Quite simply…[collective leadership] is all about a group of people just working together toward a shared and co-created goal.

Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green

There’s a lot to unpack behind the simple definition of collective leadership. Henry Crown Fellow Cheryl Dorsey says it takes co-created goals, identification and pooling together of unique gifts and talents, shared decision-making and accountability, and authenticity. In this conversation with Manoj Kumar, Founder & CEO, Naandi Foundation, Cheryl shares what she’s learned about moving networks to reach collective impact.

This conversation took place at the 2021 Resnick Aspen Action Forum’s Closing Plenary on Collective Leadership: What does it take? Explore other dialogues on the social change ecosystem, building trust, and scaling for impact.