1. Collective leadership is relational: the group as a whole is a leader in the community just as members within the group can be leaders within the group.
2. Collective leadership is fluid: it emerges out of specific situations, the process of defining vision and setting direction, as well as exercising influence over other people and organizations; it becomes a shared function of the group.
3. Collective leadership is transformational: it begins with a belief in and a commitment to social advocacy and social justice.