Leaders flourish when they have dedicated space to learn. Building networks that convene leaders from across global organizations not only develops individuals' talent and expertise, but also supercharges that network and its impact. As we learned in the Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 'When there is collective leadership, there is power to make changes.' The Rockefeller Foundation employed this philosophy for change leadership by investing in two custom leadership development programs over the past three years: one for emerging leaders and the other for executives. Our evaluations revealed three key insights for how to carry out thought-leadership development that can be applied at any organization. Our internal Organizational Development and Learning team was challenged with creating a learning environment where authenticity was welcomed and expected. The ambition was to invest not only in the leadership of our own talent at The Rockefeller Foundation, but to...
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