Leadership for the Common Good: Tackling Public Problems in a Shared-Power WorldJohn Wiley & Sons, 2005 M02 18 - 496 pages When it was first published in 1992, the first edition of Leadership for the Common Good presented a revolutionary approach to community and organizational leadership in a shared-power world. Now, in this completely revised and updated edition, Barbara Crosby and John Bryson expand on their proven leadership model and offer new insights and guidance to leaders. This second edition is a practical resource for a new generation of leaders and aspiring leaders and includes success stories, challenges, and real-world experience. |
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... Participants in these sessions have ranged from college undergraduates to midcareer professionals from around the world. They have helped us develop and refine our ideas and methods and thus contributed indirectly to this book and ...
... Participants in these sessions have ranged from college undergraduates to midcareer professionals from around the world. They have helped us develop and refine our ideas and methods and thus contributed indirectly to this book and ...
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... participants in our classes and workshops, from twenty-year-old undergraduates to ninety-year-old “vital agers.” Many people helped us learn about the cases featured in this book. We especially appreciate the time contributed by Gary ...
... participants in our classes and workshops, from twenty-year-old undergraduates to ninety-year-old “vital agers.” Many people helped us learn about the cases featured in this book. We especially appreciate the time contributed by Gary ...
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... participation processes. His research explores ways to improve the theory and practice of policy change and planning, particularly through situationally sensitive approaches. He has received numerous awards for his work, among them the ...
... participation processes. His research explores ways to improve the theory and practice of policy change and planning, particularly through situationally sensitive approaches. He has received numerous awards for his work, among them the ...
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... participants in a shared-power network working together. Some readers may consider our focus on public problems and needs to be unduly negative. They might prefer that we emphasize instead challenges, or else the assets of an ...
... participants in a shared-power network working together. Some readers may consider our focus on public problems and needs to be unduly negative. They might prefer that we emphasize instead challenges, or else the assets of an ...
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... participants can be expected to resist the massive loss of autonomy that merger entails.) We define shared powerfollowing Giddens (1979, p. 90; 1984) and Bryson and Einsweiler (1991, p. 3) as actors jointly exercising their capabilities ...
... participants can be expected to resist the massive loss of autonomy that merger entails.) We define shared powerfollowing Giddens (1979, p. 90; 1984) and Bryson and Einsweiler (1991, p. 3) as actors jointly exercising their capabilities ...
Contents
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Part Two The Process of Policy Entrepreneurship | 195 |
Summary and Conclusion | 359 |
References | 365 |
Resource A Conflict Management | 393 |
Resource B A Guide to Oval Mapping | 395 |
Resource C Seven Zones | 399 |
Resource D Forums Arenas and Courts | 401 |
Resource E Future Search | 427 |
Resource F Initial Policy Retreats | 433 |
Name Index | 437 |
Subject Index | 445 |
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Leadership for the Common Good: Tackling Public Problems in a Shared-Power World Barbara C. Crosby,John M. Bryson No preview available - 2005 |
Leadership for the Common Good: Tackling Public Problems in a Shared-Power World Barbara C. Crosby,John M. Bryson No preview available - 2005 |
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