Leading Across Boundaries: Creating Collaborative Agencies in a Networked World - Hardcover

Linden, Russell M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470396776 ISBN 13: 9780470396773

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2010

Synopsis

This second edition of the bestselling book offers a practical guide that both explores the interpersonal and organizational forces that inhibit collaboration and offers government and nonprofit leaders the tools to combat those forces. The author provides concrete examples of both successful and unsuccessful collaborations; helps readers anticipate, prevent, and deal with the most vexing challenges to collaboration; and provides guidance on leveraging emerging trends in this field. Public managers and nonprofit organizations will find a wealth of new material, updated case studies, international examples, and in-depth online case studies.

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Praise for Leading Across Boundaries

"Leading Across Boundaries is a terrific resource for nonprofit leaders. It is filled with great stories of collaboration, and also with the how–to′s to make them work!"
Arlene Kaukus, former president, United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, and a nonprofit consultant

"Linden illustrates the importance of collaboration, but drives further into issues of networks to teach us valuable lessons about core interests, trust, leadership, and success. This book is a very valuable and timely resource for practitioners who seek to produce more value from effective collaboration."
Stephen Goldsmith, Daniel Paul Professor of Government, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and author, The Power of Social Innovation

"Linden provides a fresh, practitioner–oriented perspective on the topic of collaboration especially for those in the public and nonprofit sectors wanting to benefit from Web 2.0 and social–networking technologies. It′s a gem of a book and a terrific road map for leading change."

Warren Master, president and editor–in–chief, The Public Manager

"Linden uses fabulous examples to illustrate the essential ideas for collaboration and for effective leadership. His discussions of political acumen and the interpersonal side of collaboration are especially enlightening. I′ve been a manager for a long time, and wish I′d read this book earlier in my career!"
Ellen Switkes, assistant vice president emeritus, academic advancement, office of the president, University of California

"Trust, transparency, and relationships are keys to successful collaboration. Linden takes these concepts and more and constructs a masterful lesson plan for us to follow."
Tim Longo, police chief, Charlottesville, Virginia

"...an invaluable contribution to anyone charged with shaping organizations, big and small." Don Kettl, author, The Next Government of the United States

Note: CD–ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

About the Author

Russell M. Linden is a management consultant and adjunct faculty member at the University of Virginia, the University of Maryland, and the Federal Executive Institute. He specializes in organizational change and has more than 30 years of experience helping government, nonprofit, and private-sector organizations develop leadership, foster innovation, and improve organizational performance. He is the author of Working Across Boundaries and Seamless Government.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0470396776
• ISBN 13: 9780470396773
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352