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I once listened to a network leader describe her frustration with a year-long initiative to bring another group of organizations into her established network. There had been seven meetings, and she felt there was little progress. As we talked, I brought up the topic of competencies to investigate particular approaches, skills, and tools that she might use. I referred to a model of eight different competencies that I have identified as key to networks’ success. The model proved a great diagnostic tool.
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Waddell, S. (2011). Growing the competencies required for success. In: Global Action Networks. Bocconi on Management Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230300460_7
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