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Effective leaders work from explicit frameworks that inform their practice. In this chapter, Elizabeth Wardle discusses a framework that has enabled her to navigate as a non-positional leader, developing collaborations and connecting people across existing groups. Wardle’s framework is informed by several key ideas discussed in the chapter: brokering among communities of practice; creating opportunities for sensemaking to create deep change; and extending invitations through lenses shaped by feminist rhetorical theory.  

Discussion Questions

Etienne Wenger once said that theories are useful for people because they give a name to something that they already see and that they perceive to be useful. As you consider leadership, what ideas or theories seem most useful, relevant, or salient to you, and why? What aspects of leadership do they help you to name? Have you explicitly thought about our own leadership principles before? If not, how might you seek to name and apply them in your work?