Stories of Transformative Leadership in the Human Services Why the Glass Is Always Full

Name: Stories of Transformative Leadership in the Human Services Why the Glass Is Always Full
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ISBN: 9781412970174

ISBN-10: 1412970172

ISBN-13: 9781412970174

Edition: 2010

Authors: Steve Burghardt, Willie Tolliver, Willie Tolliver, Stephen Burghardt

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The Glass is Always Full: Lessons for Managerial Excellence in the Human Services is a creative approach to helping students understand some of the most common dilemmas faced in nonprofit agencies and organizations. It is a unique book that conveys the challenges in human service agencies via two stories of nonprofit organizations. One is constantly dealing with one crisis after another and is usually in a reactive mode. The second story tells of an organization that is run as a learning organization and thus is more effective in running efficiently, as it is in a constant state of evaluating and learning from its mistakes. At the end of each chapter are reflective questions and finally…

Book details

List price: $68.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/7/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.40" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction


Acknowledgments



The Depletion of Value



A Boring Assignment



Half-Empty? Half-Full?



Jack-of-All-Trades



Running to Catch Up



The Extra Mile



Clipping Coupons



The Assembly Line



Splashed Water



Good Grooming



Salt and Pepper in the Pot



Good News, Bad News



Creating Abundance



Popsicle Sticks



Seeking Illumination



Casing a Lure



Mr. Trumbull's Motto



The Second Golden Rule



Clean As You Go



Carry Your Vision in Your Pocket



Politeness Doesn't Cost a Cent



Two Truths



Take the Cover off the Book



Build Your Community and They Will Come . . . Again



The Crossroads


Learning Guide: Reflective Questions for Discussion and Classroom Integration



A Leadership Model of Personal and Organizational Transformation


Starting Before the Beginning



If the Work Is Sacred, Then So Are You


The Commitment to Being


Meditation Exercises



The Transformative Model


The Commitment to Doing



Carry Your Vision as a Tool


Carry Your Vision as a Tool Exercises



Practicing Patience and Politeness


Practicing Patience and Politeness Exercises



Embracing Diversity


Embracing Diversity Exercises



Clean As You Go


Clean As You Go Exercises



Building Community


Building Community Exercises


References and Books of Note


Index


About the Authors