Journal Article

Help wanted: a new kind of collaborative leader

Sanders, Ron

2014

Overview

There's a growing realization in today's federal government: The challenges that managers and frontline employees face -- from the drama of disaster to the routine of meat inspection -- can no longer be addressed by individual agencies, each myopically focusing on its own specialized mission. Rather, as those challenges become increasingly complex, they require the myriad federal agencies that have expertise, jurisdiction, or stake in the matter to collaborate in a seamless and integrated way. All must work toward the common goal or mission, acting as a single, collaborative \"enterprise\" to get the job done. For purposes of this article, enterprise is defined as the constellation of public and private organizations -- federal, state, and local government departments and agencies (as well as their subordinate bureaus and divisions), tribal governments, private and not-for-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, and even such international organizations as the United Nations or Interpol -- that must collectively address a particular cross-cutting national or international challenge.

• Publisher: Association for Talent Development (ATD),Association for Talent Development
• Subject: Administrative agencies / Alliances and partnerships / Climate change / Collaboration / Departments / Employment / Executives / Federal government / Government agencies / Intelligence services / International organizations / Jurisdiction / Leadership / Local government / Management / Managers / Meat / NGOs / Nongovernmental organizations / Nonprofit organizations / Private sector / Public employees / Services / Skills / Tribes and tribal systems