Networking for Leaders: Understanding the Invisible Structure That Drives Results

Networking for leaders is about intentionally developing the awareness of the informal, invisible structure supporting the organization and learning how to work through it. Network-savvy leaders use this perspective to create a more interdependent culture. Some take it even further, expanding their organization’s network across industries, geographies and communities.

At the individual level, a network perspective allows you to move beyond the organizational chart to get work done through informal networks — knowing who has influence, where to go for information and which relationships need investment before they’re needed in a crisis.

At the organizational level, network perspective is something they must take into account when developing leaders. The informal networks that make strategy executable and change possible don’t form automatically, especially in distributed, global and AI-accelerated environments. Organizations that leave network health to chance are leaving some of their most critical infrastructure unmanaged.

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