NETWORKS & ECOSYSTEM LEADERSHIP

Networks & Ecosystem Leadership

How does one optimally organise complex ecosystems to achieve a shared challenge? Is it possible to organise an ecosystem? Are there clear design principles that might help?

A key factor in achieving coherence of large, complex, ecosystems is creating a shared sense of purpose and understanding the activities taking place. By understanding the nature of its activities, leadership can cluster ‘what is going on or needs to be going on’ into one or more existing or emergent domains of work.

This allows the ‘chunking’s of ecosystem and its networks activities into semi-autonomous parts. This allows for the empowerment of local decision making, relevant information flows and distributed accountability and authority.

In addition to this clustering by domains of activities, large scale systems leadership requires a different set of meta competencies to galvanize and orchestrate diverse stakeholders. This chapter seeks to explore network galvanisation, activity chunking and systems leadership competencies.

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Scaled Systems Leadership
by Andrew Olivier on September 20, 2020 at 9:50 pm
Network and Ecosystem Leadership Is it possible to organise complex ecosystems to achieve a shared purpose? Indeed is it possible to organise something which by nature is emergent, uncertain and comprised up of autonomous and semi-autonomous parts? Often with powerful agents? Are there clear guidelines that might help? Before addressing the two case studies of…Read more Scaled Systems Leadership The post Scaled Systems Leadership first appeared on Andrew Olivier's Blog.
Doing Good is Good Business
by Andrew Olivier on May 25, 2019 at 6:33 am
Doing Good is good business How often do you hear these words? I had an interesting meeting with the sustainability team at Pick n Pay in Rondebosch, Cape Town. I listened intently to what they were doing across a broad range of fronts; from making the company compliant with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs),…Read more Doing Good is Good Business The post Doing Good is Good Business first appeared on Andrew Olivier's Blog.
Observations for High Potentials from Career Path Feedback
by Andrew Olivier on January 18, 2019 at 9:37 pm
Read the article below first, then watch this abbreviated Career Path Appreciation feedback given to a high potential. You may want to watch as a refresher (if you have done a MCPA or CPA with me over the years) or are interested in how a practical example of the generic insights shared in this article.…Read more Observations for High Potentials from Career Path Feedback The post Observations for High Potentials from Career Path Feedback first appeared on Andrew Olivier's Blog.