Leading from the Middle: Influence, Collaboration, and Change without Positional Power

Harvard HGSE

Most organizations in education and social impact work – from community-based organizations (CBOs), to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), start-ups, school systems, universities, and foundations– have a single “top” leader. However, most change rarely starts at the very top. It is usually imagined, shaped, and driven by people who lead from the middle, those who must lead across and up more than they lead down.This course is for those “middle leaders,” particularly those early-career…