Russell M. Linden

Leading Across Boundaries

Creating Collaborative Agencies in a Networked World

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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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 660g
• ISBN-13: 9780470396773
• ISBN-10: 0470396776
• Artikelnr.: 27951752

Autorenporträt

Russell M. Linden has been teaching, consulting with, and writing about leaders since 1985. His main areas of expertise include the human side of change, collaboration, crisis leadership, strategic thinking, and resilience. His clients include major federal government agencies, nonprofits in the United States and Israel, state and local agencies, and elected officials. His most recent book is Leading across Boundaries (2010).

Inhaltsangabe

Tables, Figures, and Exhibits.
Major Case Studies.
Web Contents.
Introduction.
Self-Assessment.
Part 1. Creating the Foundations of Collaboration.
1. The Promise, and Challenge, of Leading in a Networked World.
The consequences of poor and of strong collaboration, the reasons why we
need to surmount our individualistic natures and fragmented agencies, and
ways to meet both me and we needs.
2. AGEP: A Collaborative Project That's Making a Big Difference.
The example of a leader who developed and managed a collaborative project
in which universities formed an alliance to significantly increase minority
enrollment in graduate programs.
3. A Framework for Collaboration.
The structure of collaboration, and key factors that form the foundation of
success.
4. The Power of Relationships Built on Trust.
Why trust is the glue in most successful collaborative projects, and
strategies for creating trust.
5. The Art of Collaborative Leadership.
The five characteristics of collaborative leaders, and the story of a
successful effort to rejuvenate an old industrial city.
Part 2. Getting Started: Dealing with Process and People Issues.
6. Getting the Collaborative Process Started.
The steps for creating collaborative teams, and the story of how an
alliance supporting small businesses got off to a great start.
7. Getting Commitment on a Common Direction.
Methods for getting a collaborative team to agree on goals and strategies,
and the example of an unlikely partnership among tobacco growers and public
health advocates.
8. Working Effectively Across Different Cultures.
Ways of dealing with different values, norms, and procedures, and the
inspiring example of Israeli Jews and Arabs who are doing just that.
9. Dealing with People Problems in Collaboration.
A methodology for anticipating and coping with difficult people and
situations, and two cases studies of virtual collaboration in the
intelligence community.
10. Dealing with the Most Difficult Situations: Huge Egos, Empire Builders,
Information Hoarders, and the Cultures That Reinforce Them
Lessons from financial agency leaders who created successful collaboration
in the toughest of cultures.
Part 3. Developing Sustainable Collaborative Cultures.
11. Co-Locating Operations: Using Shared Space to Foster Information
Sharing and a Culture of Collaboration.
Three examples from nonprofit and government agencies that demonstrate both
the collaboration benefits from co-location and some critical success
factors and issues.
12. Using CompStat: A Structured Method for Generating Collaboration and
Accountability.
Washington State's adaptation of the CompStat method pioneered by the New
York City Police Department, a method that generates collaboration on high
priorities and makes a difference in people's lives.
13. Using the New Web to Help Stakeholders Collaborate in Value Creation.
How innovative agencies are using Web 2.0 tools to break down barriers,
share information, and engage stakeholders in producing quality outcomes
and fostering change, and how you can do the same
14. Developing the Leadership to Create Tomorrow's Collaborative Cultures.
Lessons from Cisco Systems' transformation to a decentralized culture that
rewards collaboration, how the Millennial Generation can transform your
agency, and how collaborative leaders develop and foster a collaborative
mindset to make a difference.
Resource A: Create Your Own Game Plan.
Resource B: Country Rankings on Five Cultural Factors.
References
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Index.