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Leading Across Boundaries: Creating Collaborative Agencies in a Networked World
"...???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
—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
- GenresLeadershipNonfiction
352 pages, Hardcover
First published February 12, 2010
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April 15, 2018
A practical must-read for those working in non profits. As funders and other stakeholders are asked to eliminate duplicate services and Boards push to create efficiencies, there is much to learn. The book contains practical case studies, helpful visuals, numerous sources and online resources. I read this as we were planning to merge our Association and Foundation and found helpful references with direct application.
November 20, 2021
There are several chapters that are gold in this book if you are into collaborative governance theory and practical solutions. There are some sections that are not so strong.
If you are running a multi-stakeholder collaboration or thinking about it, this is worth a read.
If you are running a multi-stakeholder collaboration or thinking about it, this is worth a read.
October 14, 2019
Amazingly inspirational and a valuable insight into collaboration
April 16, 2025
Just got thru this guy for class. I have wrote an essay on every chapter actually🤩💅 Good content, nothing surprising but important for nonprof sector leaders
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews