Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public Leadership

The EditorJames L. Perry is Distinguished Professor and Chancellor's Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Political Science at Indiana University--Bloomington, and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books on nonprofit leadership and public administration, and serves on the editorial boards of numerous periodicals, including the American Review of Public Administration, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Journal of Public Affairs Education, and Review of Public Personnel Administration.

• Sources xiForeword xviiPreface xxiiiAbout the Editor xxviiPart One: Aspirations for Leaders in the Nonprofit and Public Sectors 11 What Is Leadership? 5Max DePree2 The Tasks of Leadership 11John W. Gardner3 The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership 25James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner4 How Leaders Are Grown: The Lessons of Example and Experience 38Ray Blunt5 Maintaining Board Leadership: Staying on Track and Institutionalizing Excellence 55John CarverPart Two: Leadership Theories for the Nonprofit and Public Sectors 696 Public-Sector Leadership Theory: An Assessment 73Montgomery Van Wart7 Human Dignity and Grassroots Leadership Development 108Jim Keddy8 Practicing Servant-Leadership 116Larry C. Spears9 Share Leadership 124Leslie Crutchfield, Heather McLeod Grant10 Collaboration Processes: Inside the Black Box 150Ann Marie Thomson, James L. PerryPart Three: Key Leadership Skills 177Conceptual Skills11 The Strategy Change Cycle: An Effective Strategic Planning Approach for Nonprofit Organizations183John M. Bryson12 Delivering on the Promise of Nonprofits 222Jeffrey L. Bradach, Thomas J. Tierney, Nancy Stone13 Performance Leadership: Eleven Better Practices That Can Ratchet Up Performance 239Robert D. Behn14 The Learning Leader as Culture Manager 276Edgar H. Schein15 Maintaining Trust Through Integrity 293Warren Bennis, Joan Goldsmith16 Administrative Responsibility: The Key to Administrative Ethics 305Terry L. CooperHuman Skills17 Empowering People to Lead 332Bill George18 Enlist Others: Attracting People to Common Purposes 346James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner19 Diversity Management: An Essential Craft for Leaders 371R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr.20 Negotiating for the Public Good 378Lisa Blomgren BinghamTechnical Skills21 Seeing Your Way: Why Leaders Must Communicate Their Visions 400Talula Cartwright, David Baldwin22 Seven Communication Tips an Effective Leader Must Have 409William F. Kumuyi23 Nonprofits and Evaluation: Managing Expectations from the Leader’s Perspective 419Salavatore P. AlaimoPart Four: The Next Generation of Leaders and Leadership 44524 Sustaining Impact 451Leslie Crutchfield, Heather McLeod Grant25 Characteristics of Leadership Effectiveness: Implementing Change and Driving Innovation inOrganizations 479Ann Gilley, Pamela Dixon, Jerry W. Gilley26 Leadership and Innovation in the Public Sector ∗ 502Sandford Borins27 The Changing of the Guard: What Generational Differences Tell Us About Social-ChangeOrganizations 522Frances Kunreuther28 Into the Fire: Boards and Executive Transitions 532Michael Allison29 Leadership and Leading: Leadership Challenges 546Marcia Marsh30 Understanding the Nonprofit Sector’s Leadership Deficit 551Thomas J. Tierney31 TheNexusEffect:WhenLeadersSpanGroup Boundaries 561Jeffrey Yip, Serena Wong, Christopher Ernst32 The Politics of Doing Good: Philanthropic Leadership for the Twenty-First Century 570Leslie Lenkowsky33 New Models of Public Leadership 586Joseph S. Nye, Jr.34 Ties That Bind 594Barbara KellermanName Index 623Subject Index 639