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Summary
Summary
"...???an invaluable contribution to anyone charged with shaping organizations, big and small."
--DON KETTL, author, The Next Government of the United States
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
Author Notes
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 .
Table of Contents
Tables, Figures, and Exhibits | p. ix |
Major Case Studies | p. xiii |
Web Contents | p. xvii |
Introduction | p. xix |
Self-Assessment | p. xxix |
Part 1 Creating the Foundations of Collaboration | p. 1 |
1 The Promise, and Challenge, of Leading in a Networked World | p. 3 |
2 AGEP: A Collaborative Project That's Making a Big Difference | p. 25 |
3 A Framework for Collaboration | p. 37 |
4 The Power of Relationships Built on Trust | p. 55 |
5 The Art of Collaborative Leadership | p. 71 |
Part 2 Getting Started: Dealing with Process and People Issues | p. 93 |
6 Getting the Collaborative Process Started | p. 95 |
7 Getting Commitment on a Common Direction | p. 123 |
8 Working Effectively Across Different Cultures | p. 137 |
9 Dealing with People Problems in Collaboration | p. 157 |
10 Dealing with the Most Difficult Situations: Huge Egos, Empire Builders, Information Hoarders, and Cultures That Reinforce Them | p. 177 |
Part 3 Developing Sustainable Collaborative Cultures | p. 195 |
11 Co-Locating Operations: Using Shared Space to Foster Information Sharing and a Culture of Collaboration | p. 197 |
12 Using CompStat: A Structured Method for Generating Collaboration and Accountability | p. 219 |
13 Using the New Web to Help Stakeholders Collaborate in Value Creation | p. 239 |
14 Developing the Leadership to Create Tomorrow's Collaborative Cultures | p. 257 |
Resource A Create Your Own Game Plan | p. 275 |
Resource B Country Rankings on Five Cultural Factors Related to Collaboration | p. 283 |
Bibliography | p. 287 |
Acknowledgments | p. 297 |
About the Author | p. 299 |
Index | p. 301 |