leadership for the common good tackling public problems in a shared-power world

[...]... policy change and planning, particularly through situationally sensitive approaches He has received numerous awards for his work, among them the General Electric Award for Outstanding Research in Strategic Planning from the Academy of Management and awards for best articles in the Journal of the American Planning Association and the Journal of Planning Education and Research The second edition of Strategic... understanding leadership in a shared-power setting Chapter One introduces the idea of a shared-power world with no one in charge and contrasts two organizational forms: hierarchy and networks In hierarchical organizations, someone or a small group is recognized as being in charge, whereas in a network of organizations and individuals many people are partly responsible for acting on important public problems. .. elaborates our understanding of leadership and change in today’s shared-power, no-one -in- charge world We explain what we mean by shared power, public problems, and public problem solving You will be introduced to leaders in the early fight against AIDS in the United States, to the initiators of the African American Men Project, to the founder of what would become the World Business Council for Sustainable... in leadership, media and public policy, and strategic planning She is the author of Leadership for Global Citizenship and coauthor with John M Bryson of the first edition of Leadership for the Common Good: Tackling Public Problems in a Shared-Power World (Jossey-Bass, 1992) The volume won the 1993 Terry McAdam Award from the Nonprofit Management Association and was named the Best Book of 1992–93 by the. .. it draws on and develops theory in the service of practice The four minicases highlighted in this book are used mainly to illustrate elements of the Leadership for the Common Good framework At the same time, our study of the cases has enriched the framework and the guidance we offer for applying it We have been personally involved in the African American Men Project and the Vital Aging Network as action... political, economic, and technological givens 2 Personal leadership: understanding self and others 3 Team leadership: building effective work groups 4 Organizational leadership: nurturing humane and effective organizations 5 Visionary leadership: creating and communicating shared meaning in forums 6 Political leadership: making and implementing decisions in legislative, executive, and administrative arenas... Development, and to the founders of the Vital Aging Initiative (now the Vital Aging Network) Chapter Two introduces eight leadership capabilities that are necessary for remedying public problems in a shared-power world Two of these capabilities are explored in depth: leadership in context (understanding social, political, economic, and technological givens as well as potentialities) and personal leadership (the. .. visionary leadership (creating and communicating shared meaning in forums), political leadership (making and implementing policy decisions in legislative, executive, and administrative arenas), and ethical leadership (sanctioning conduct and adjudicating disputes in courts) Chapter Five introduces the eighth leadership capability, policy entrepreneurship, or coordination of leadership tasks over the. .. citizenship We attempt to bring these strands together in a comprehensive, dynamic approach that offers practical guidance for leadership, which we define as inspiring and mobilizing others to undertake collective action in pursuit of the common good The new Leadership for the Common Good framework emphasizes the importance of eight leadership capabilities: 1 Leadership in context: understanding the social, political,... wondering how to have a satisfying life after sixty in an ageist world When any of these people, whether professionals or concerned citizens, try to do something about these public problems, they may soon have the feeling of being stuck in a quagmire They clearly cannot wave a magic wand and make everything better Today, anyone who’s involved in the fight against AIDS realizes that a host of groups and . in a Shared-Power World: Leadership in Context, and Personal Leadership 34 3 Leadership Tasks in a Shared-Power World: Team and Organizational Leadership 64 4 Leadership Tasks in a Shared-Power. Cataloging -in- Publication Data Crosby, Barbara C., 1946– Leadership for the common good : tackling public problems in a shared-power world / Barbara C. Crosby, John M. Bryson 2nd ed. p. cm. Bryson's. with many kinds of formal and informal authority and responsibility. Leadership analysts and educators in many parts of the world are preaching openness to more diverse leaders by agreeing with Mar- ian