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Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, 4th Edition
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Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, 4th Edition

by Montgomery Van Wart, Paul Suino, Pamela S. Medina
April 2023
Intermediate to advanced
450 pages
15h 22m
English
Routledge
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CHAPTER 11Assessments by Leaders and the Goals to Which They Lead

DOI: 10.4324/9781003261896-13

This chapter focuses on how leaders decide what is most important to accomplish with their scarce time and resources. First, they must assess their organizations, themselves, and their priorities; only then can they decide what to achieve. Global assessments help leaders set agendas, balance time, and focus special efforts. At the heart of assessment is asking the right questions. As Oakley and Krug (1991, p. 166) opine, “The single most valuable tool within any renewing organization is skillfully asked effective questions.” Furthermore, nothing is more fundamental to leading—showing or clarifying the way—than selecting and prioritizing goals. Yet ...

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