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LEADERSHIP SECRETS OF HILLARY CLINTON

son, and then I explained why I was calling. That’s called
broadening your network.
Once you’ve expanded your strategic network—those
relationships that you develop with intention—you can
begin to think about building partnerships and alliances.
Betsy Griffith, a close friend and classmate of Hillary’s at
Wellesley, said, “Hillary listens to a new or powerful idea,
and then she takes that idea and networks it with other
communities in order to improve upon it and to gain a
broad base of support for it.” Hillary calls this “smart
power.” In her address to the Council on Foreign Relations
in July of 2009, she said, “Building the architecture of
global cooperation requires us to devise the right policies
and use the right tools. I speak often of smart power
because it is so central to our thinking and our decision-
making. It means the intelligent use of all means at our dis-
posal, including our ability to convene and connect.”
I believe that this approach reflects how leadership is
evolving today, from a hierarchical approach with a single
leader to a more inclusive approach with collaborative
leadership.

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When you’re building your network, it’s important that you
think strategically and be intentional about the relation-
ships you will establish and the commitments you will

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