Book description
In the public and nonprofit arenas, leaders face the unique challenge of protecting the public interest while implementing organizational change initiatives. To succeed, these leaders must build organizations that are “change-centric,” carefully weigh and prepare for the risks of change, and develop a change-oriented leadership style that authors Kee and Newcomer call transformational stewardship.A comprehensive approach to leading change, Transforming Public and Nonprofit Organizations: Stewardship for Leading Change provides public and nonprofit leaders and students of leadership, management, and organizational change with theoretical knowledge and practical tools for accomplishing change goals while protecting the broader public interest. This insightful and useful guide offers:
An introduction to the change-oriented leadership concept, transformational stewardship
An easy-to-follow model for initiating change in the public interest
Case studies, practical tips, and resources for additional learning
An organizational assessment instrument to gauge readiness for major change
A 360-degree assessment instrument to identify individual leadership strengths and areas for improvement
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- About the Authors
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
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PART I: The Challenges for Leaders
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Chapter One: The Change Imperative
- What Is “Change in the Public Interest”?
- Evolving Modes of Service Delivery
- Challenges to Ensuring Public Accountability
- Other Pressures for Change in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
- The Challenge for Leaders
- The Responsibilities of Transformational Stewards
- Practical Tips for the Change Leader
- Suggested Readings on the Change Imperative
- Chapter Two: Transformational Stewardship in the Public Interest
- Chapter Three: A Model for Leading Change Initiatives
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Chapter Four: Case Studies of Transforming Public and Nonprofit Organizations
- Fairfax County Human Services Management Transformation
- Integrated Deepwater System: The Coast Guard Transformation Strategy
- Transforming the Veterans Health Administration
- Strategizing and Planning for Implementation of the REAL ID Act of 2005
- New Leadership at N Street Village
- Transformation of Hillel
- Lessons Learned from the Case Studies
- Implications for Change Leaders
- Practical Tips for the Change Leader
- Suggested Readings for Case Studies
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Chapter One: The Change Imperative
- PART II: Key Leadership Change Processes
- PART III: A Vision for the Future
- Appendix A: Leadership Change-Risk Diagnostic Instrument
- Appendix B: Transformational Stewardship 360-degree Assessment
- References and Further Reading
- Index
Product information
- Title: Transforming Public and Nonprofit Organizations
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2008
- Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- ISBN: 9781523096107
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