One of the most highly respected experts in the fields of contemporary leadership development, Frances Hesselbein was a ferocious champion of inclusivity and diversity. She worked to imbue many nonprofit groups with the hallmarks of leadership: openness to innovation, willingness to share responsibility, and respect for diversity. As CEO of the Girl Scouts of America, she reinvigorated the organisation with her commitments to inclusiveness and to upholding the Girl Scout mission of empowering each Scout to reach her highest potential. She dismantled the formal hierarchical structure, replacing it with what she called “webs of inclusion.” In The Community of the Future, which she edited, she argues that all sectors of community – not just the social, non-profit sector – need to come together in powerful partnerships to renew communities and change lives for the better.