Seven Turning Points: Leading Through Pivotal Transitions in Organizational Life

By Susan Gross

Book Overview

2009 Foreword INDIES finalist in Business & Economics (Adult Nonfiction)

Seven Turning Points identifies the pivotal stages when nonprofits must reassess the way they operate and make fundamental changes or risk decline.

Author Susan Gross goes beyond describing symptoms and challenges and offers leaders usable advice on what to expect and what to do. You'll find:

The characteristic pattern of problems that signal the need for changeReassurance that problems are inevitable consequences of change or growthRecommended changes in structure, leadership, management, governance, operating style, and cultureWarnings about resistance you're likely to run into and how to manage itVivid examples of what really happens in organizations based on the author's real-life experience with hundreds of nonprofits

With Seven Turning Points, you'll recognize when your organization is at a pivotal stage, understand the underlying dynamics, and be prepared with concrete actions to move the organization to the next level.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0940069733
• ISBN13: 9780940069732
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Fieldstone Alliance
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.9"