Are You a Spanning Leader?

According to Wanda Wallace, a spanning leader is a manager who, rather than leading from deep expertise, are adept at managing outside of boundaries.

Ms. Wallace has learned that specialist employees can resist a boss who knows less than they do. But working through a pain point can turn things around.

For example, maybe you are a sharp finance CEO working with a team of creatives.  Or, perhaps your strength is marketing but you must manage a group of engineers to get a client project off the ground.

So when employees cry out for expert leadership but you as spanning leader know you can’t provide it, how can you make things work?

Read on to find out.