More About Collaborative Leadership

Collaborative leadership is a process or method to guide a diverse group of people to find solutions to complex problems that affect them all—and to encourage systems change.

In both public and private settings in recent years, a team approach to problem solving has become increasingly popular and important. Collaborative leadership embraces a process in which people with differing views and perspectives come together, put aside their narrow self-interests, and discuss issues openly and supportively in an attempt to solve a larger problem or achieve a broader goal.

Collaborative leadership is an evidence-based field that has proven particularly effective in public health planning where multiple stakeholders have an interest.

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