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Leading across boundaries : creating collaborative agencies in a networked world
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1st ed.
Publication Information:
San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2010
Physical Description:
xxviii, 319 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780470396773

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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 Exhibitsp. ix
Major Case Studiesp. xiii
Web Contentsp. xvii
Introductionp. xix
Self-Assessmentp. xxix
Part 1 Creating the Foundations of Collaborationp. 1
1 The Promise, and Challenge, of Leading in a Networked Worldp. 3
2 AGEP: A Collaborative Project That's Making a Big Differencep. 25
3 A Framework for Collaborationp. 37
4 The Power of Relationships Built on Trustp. 55
5 The Art of Collaborative Leadershipp. 71
Part 2 Getting Started: Dealing with Process and People Issuesp. 93
6 Getting the Collaborative Process Startedp. 95
7 Getting Commitment on a Common Directionp. 123
8 Working Effectively Across Different Culturesp. 137
9 Dealing with People Problems in Collaborationp. 157
10 Dealing with the Most Difficult Situations: Huge Egos, Empire Builders, Information Hoarders, and Cultures That Reinforce Themp. 177
Part 3 Developing Sustainable Collaborative Culturesp. 195
11 Co-Locating Operations: Using Shared Space to Foster Information Sharing and a Culture of Collaborationp. 197
12 Using CompStat: A Structured Method for Generating Collaboration and Accountabilityp. 219
13 Using the New Web to Help Stakeholders Collaborate in Value Creationp. 239
14 Developing the Leadership to Create Tomorrow's Collaborative Culturesp. 257
Resource A Create Your Own Game Planp. 275
Resource B Country Rankings on Five Cultural Factors Related to Collaborationp. 283
Bibliographyp. 287
Acknowledgmentsp. 297
About the Authorp. 299
Indexp. 301