Network Leadership

James Whitehead is a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales, and an Associate of PSA Training and Development, where he worked as senior lead consultant for six years before taking up his current post. Prior to that he was an officer in the British Army, specialising in leadership and management education and influence operations in Afghanistan.

Network Leadership enables readers to identify and make the most of informal social and organisational networks in order to challenge the status quo effectively and facilitate greater engagement and productivity. This book is invaluable reading for those who have mastered the basics of leadership but wish to take the next steps.

Introduction Part I: The Leadership Stage 1. The World Is Changing 2. Work and Organisations Are Changing 3. Leadership Is Changing Summary Part II: Overview of Network Leadership 4. Public Sector Perspective 5. Third Sector Perspective 6. Corporate Sector Perspective 7. Our Perspective of Network Leadership Summary Part III: Understanding the Social System 8. Actor and Social Networks 9. Wicked Problems 10. Organisational Networks 11. Social Network Analysis 12. The Reflective Practitioner Summary Part IV: Convening Power 13. Power, Influence and Behaviour 14. Personal Manifesto 15. Politics, Ethics and Trust 16. Connective Power Summary Part V: Leading beyond Authority 17. Leading from a Different Place 18. Leading in a Different Way 19. Dealing with Wicked Problems Summary Part VI: Restless Persuasion 20. Resilience 21. Being Comfortable in Chaos 22. Leading in a Crisis 23. Being Unreasonable with a Smile Summary Conclusion Appendix 1: A Brief History of Social Network Analysis Appendix 2: Leader Biographies