Nature's Keepers The Remarkable Story of How the Nature Conservancy Became the Largest Environmental Group in the World

Name: Nature's Keepers The Remarkable Story of How the Nature Conservancy Became the Largest Environmental Group in the World
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ISBN: 9780787971588

ISBN-10: 0787971588

ISBN-13: 9780787971588

Edition: 2005

Authors: Bill Birchard

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With more than $3.7 billion in assets and annual revenue of $800 million, the Nature Conservancy has generated staggering growth that would be the envy of any business. Incorporated in 1951 by a small circle of concerned ecologists, the Conservancy has grown financially into the world's largest environmental organization. It has one million members--up from 500,000 in 1990--and 3,500 employees operating in 50 states and 28 countries across the world. Nature's Keepers offers readers an inspirational leadership tale and management chronicle, as it goes behind the scenes and details the inner workings of the Nature Conservancy. Highlighting the efforts of nine extraordinary leaders, Nature's…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/18/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.30" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface



No Crisis Unanswered: How the Nature Conservancy Masters Challenges and Change



The Courage to Lead: Revamping Leadership to Renew Performance



Mission for Life: On Being Systematic, Not Opportunistic



We Can Work with You: The Care and Feeding of a Dynamic Culture



We're Not in Kansas Anymore: The Road to Realizing New Ambitions



The Power of "We": Engaging Every Constituency for Breakthrough Results



More Than the Sum of Its Parts: Teaching the Organization to Work as One



Manage Thyself: Leadership in a Shared-Power World



Global Dynamo: Taking the Organization International



The Senate Is Calling: Accountability and Governance in the Face of Crisis


Epilogue: Unsung Heroes


Author's Note


Index


The Author