Why Is LeaderNet Needed?
LMS and other MSH programs have provided leadership training to thousands of managers from developing countries all over the world. They finish their training ready to take their new learning and self-awareness back to the workplace to effect change. Many of them run into a wall of obstacles, with no peer network, no resources to consult, and no coach to keep them inspired.
On their own, these health managers were forced to rely on informal contact with program facilitators and peers for advice and to share experiences. In light of decentralizing health care systems and the urgent need to scale up services to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, many graduates of programs are becoming facilitators of leadership development programs in their own countries and need resources and support to build their skills. LeaderNet was created to provide a solution to these needs.
What Does LeaderNet Do?
LeaderNet is open to any interested in strengthening leadership and management practices for improved health outcomes in developing countries. Our members are health professionals, managers, facilitators, and technical experts, many of whom are also alumni of MSH leadership programs, including graduates from the Virtual Leadership Development Program, the Leadership Development Program, and members of the TCNetwork. It is a platform for continuous learning, ongoing support, and peer exchange for health professional around the world. LeaderNet:
- Provides opportunities to members to continue to learn from one another,
- Provides greater access to MSH expertise in leadership and management through dynamic dissemination of leadership and management resources,
- Advocates for integration of leadership and management training in curricula for pre-service and in-service programs the Leadership and Management By Design section.
More about LeaderNet
LeaderNet currently includes over 3,100 members from more than 140 countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia, North America, the Middle East, Europe, and the Caribbean. Milestones include:
- A website in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
- Regular online workshops on topics such as Building a Pipeline of Managers Who Lead, Finding Our Voices: Strategies to Promote Leadership and Management by Design, Creating a Work Climate that Improves Performance; How Personal Motivation Affects Workgroups; Developing Effective Productive teams; Ethics and Leadership; Executive Coaching; Monitoring and Evaluation for Leadership Development Program; and Strengthening Leadership at the Top: Promises and Pitfalls.
- Moderated online discussions across four languages
- Web-based resources on the latest thinking in Leadership and Management
