co-leadership
Joint executive authority
Co-leadership is shared leadership between two or more people who jointly hold authority and responsibility.
The arrangement appears in organizations seeking collaborative governance or distributed power: The nonprofit operates under co-leadership, with two executive directors splitting duties.
Co-leaders may divide domains or work in true partnership across all functions.
Jointly held governmental authority
- co-chairsJoint meeting leaders
- co-directorsJoint heads of production
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- co-foundersPeople who started something together
Joint intellectual work
- trustConfidence in another
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- conflict-resolutionSettling disputes constructively
transparency · complementarity · synergy · coordination · chemistry · boundaries · disagreement · compromise
Temporary alliance for action
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- consensus-buildingCreating widespread agreement
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
Lacking ordered authority levels
- egalitarianEquality principle supporter
- participatoryInvolving active contribution
- ubuntuShared humanity ethic
power-sharing
Jointly held governmental authority
- co-chairsJoint meeting leaders
- co-directorsJoint heads of production
- partnershipShared business arrangement
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- trustConfidence in another
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
conflict-resolution · transparency · complementarity · synergy · coordination · chemistry · boundaries · disagreement · compromise · delegation
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- consensus-buildingCreating widespread agreement
non-hierarchical
Lacking ordered authority levels
- egalitarianEquality principle supporter
- participatoryInvolving active contribution
- ubuntuShared humanity ethic
- joint businessjoint venture, partnership, co-ownership, joint ownership
co-leadershipautocracy
Rule by one
one-man rule · dictatorship · absolute rule · monocracy · supreme authority
leadership, leaderships, leader, leaders, lead, leads, leading, mislead, misleads