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The Cross-Functional Alignment Trap: Why Your Best Leaders May Accidentally Work Against Each Other & Hurt Organizational Alignment

Don’t let local wins cause system failure. Learn to balance team goals with broader success for organizational alignment.

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Spanning boundaries is important, but can be challenging. Our research suggests that leaders who make even a few connections outside their teams see meaningful benefits, and the more collaboration across boundaries they do, the greater the impact.

Accomplishing shared work requires nonprofit and community leaders to understand differences, build trust across networks, and align efforts toward common goals. Here’s how our boundary spanning training helps them do it.

Being respectful is critical for leaders, especially in conflict situations. Learn these 3 key indicators of respect, and discover ways to cultivate respect in your organization.

Leadership networking is about developing networks to build relationships and strengthen alliances to help meet your own and your organization’s goals. Discover 6 networking rules for leaders.