There are six types of leadership in mission driven organizations:
- Community Leadership: How much influence does the organization wield, over which issues, and how well positioned is the organization in its community/service area?
- Sector Leadership: How much influence does the organization wield, over which issues, and how well positioned is the organization in its field/sector?
- Leadership Culture: the normal behaviors of leaders; what is expected, praised, rewarded, and taught.
- Collaborative: the leadership consistency and presence provided by the senior leadership team and other leadership groups with shared responsibilities.
- Governance: The scope, style, and intensity of leadership provided by the Board.
- CEO/ED: the capability, style, focus, and energy provided by the top leader.
It is useful to see these six as individual topics and opportunities, as well as an integrated system where each influences the others. In national cultures where leadership is thought of more commonly as being about individuals and through a hierarchical lens, the bottom two in the list draw the most attention. In those where leadership is thought of more commonly as a collective responsibility, the middle two draw the most attention.
