Public systems of higher education are increasingly under pressure to reach improved student success outcomes (e.g., increase retention and graduation rates, close equity gaps, shorten time to graduation) more quickly and at lower cost to the state and to their students. Responding to these challenges to promote student success will require new ways of working together, knowledge sharing and collaboration. Solutions at the individual departmental level are no longer adequate; cross departmental and divisional collaborations will be necessary. While experienced leaders may have ideas of their own, they must learn to embrace concepts of shared leadership. In other words, they must move from “me” (my ideas) to “we” (our ideas). Leaders must learn how to cultivate teams of people who share an interest in the issue and who have complementary experiences to develop a collective agenda for action.  This approach builds ownership among the faculty and staff who are instrumental in implementing and sustaining the desired changes over time. Participants in this session will learn more about the benefits of shared leadership and how to develop the conditions required to build the capacity for shared leadership and success.