Leaders Who Make a Difference: Essential Strategies for Meeting the Nonprofit Challenge
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (755 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0787946656 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Keen analysis of NPO leadership roles Academics and practitioners working in the nonprofit sector have long recognized that the quality of organizational leadership is a major determinant of agency performance. Much of the existing leadership literature has its roots in the corporate or public management fields. By contrast, Nanus and Dobbs have built up an analys. Carol Woltring said Leaders Who Make Difference --- Makes a Difference. There is a dearth of leadership literature aimed at the non-profit and public sectors. Leaders Who Make a Difference by Nanus and Dobbs helps to fill that void. It is a very valuable leadership guide and reference book for leaders in the non-profit sector. Their synthesis of the leadership literature and their emphasis on shar. Bob Lazzarini said A Strong Resource for University Classroom Use. If you're after a lot of theoretical hocus pocus, please look elsewhere. If you aspire to revel in charts and graphs, this book isn't for you. But if, by chance, you are looking for a straightforward, concise, and easy-to-digest discussion of what leaders in nonprofits (the most effective ones) actually do, I encourage you to
Ridings, president and CEO, Council on Foundations There are many books on leadership, but few that focus specifically on the unique role of nonprofit executives. Dobbs have written the first comprehensive and authoritative book on nonprofit leadership. Burt Nanus and Stephen Dobbs illustrate the qualities that do 'make a difference' by telling real-life stories of exceptional nonprofit leaders--few of them household names--and examining the lessons these men and women learned the hard way." --Dorothy S. It's a valuable resource by two great authorities on a critical need." --Frances Hesselbein, chairman of the board, The Peter F. For the CEOs and directors of more than one million U.S. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management "If there's one thing that today's nonprofit sector needs more than anything else, it's leadership. Leaders Who Make a Difference offers proven lessons on strategy, team building, fundraising, advocacy, board relations, and much more. They describe the six key roles that effective leaders must play--Visionary, Strategist, Change Agent, Coach, Politician, and Fundraiser--and present inspiring examples of how their actions in these roles have been crucial to the success of large and small nonprofits flourishing across the nation. The authors show how leaders build successful nonprofit organizations by devel
Each of the 11 chapters begins with a profile of someone who has successfully exemplified nonprofit leadership. The authors conclude with an examination of the issue of accountability and the question of how results are measured in nonprofit organizations. As a result, they collaborated on this book, which defines leadership and identifies its qualities and explores the leader's roles as a visionary, strategist, change agent, coach, politician, and campaigner. Nanus is already known for his work on leadership, and with leadership guru Warren Bennis, he coauthored Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge (1985), and he wrote Visionary Leadership: Creating a Compelling Sense of Direction for Your Organization (1992). David Rouse. From Booklist Few books have addressed the t
BURT NANUS is professor emeritus of management at the University of Southern California, where he was also founder and director of the Center for Futures Research and research director of the Leadership Institute. The author or coauthor of nine other books, including the classic Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge, he is a noted speaker an