Managing leadership transition for nonprofits passing the torch to sustain organizational excellence

For nonprofits leadership transitions are a time of exceptionally high risk. Here, three internationally-respected experts show how to systematically identify, introduce, support, and monitor leaders in ways that enhance rather than undermine their performance. They explain why leadership transition...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dym, Barry, 1942- (-)
Other Authors: Egmont, Susan, 1953-, Watkins, Laura, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press c2011.
Edition:1st edition
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629087106719
Table of Contents:
  • Leadership and the challenge of transition
  • What makes nonprofit leadership so challenging?
  • Why transitions fail
  • Fundamentals of effective leadership
  • Mission, vision, and effective leadership
  • Leadership and strategy
  • Good governance
  • Alignment
  • Professionalizing the transition process
  • Creating a transition management plan
  • Transition management
  • Managing the search process
  • Using interim CEOs during transition
  • Introducing the new leader
  • Attending to new beginnings
  • Succession planning
  • Leadership continuity and long term governance.