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Klappentext This work presents a case study of the leadership philosophy and day to day operations of an award-winning social service organization that targets youth and their families while successfully using person-centred strategies as the management model. The groundbreaking core of the book shows how this participatory management strategy, Person-Centred Leadership, can be incorporated with great success into high stress non-profit organizations. The book describes a unique approach to participatory management that shows much promise of working well within individualist oriented countries such as the US or the UK. It demonstrates how organizational leaders can develop individuality at the same time that teambuilding is emphasized. Zusammenfassung This book is unique because it presents a case study account of an award winning non-profit organization that has implemented a powerful participatory management approach and demonstrates in a convincing way what the benefits of it can be for staff as well as clients. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT AND THE CHALLENGES OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: THE PAST, THE FUTURE AND PERSON-CENTERED POSSIBILITIES Introduction Survival within Today¿s Nonprofit Organizations Pressures and Burnout Possibilities in Participatory Management Person-Centered Leadership PART TWO: A PERSON-CENTERED NONPROFIT EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENCE Introduction Oasis Center An Overview The Oasis Person-Centered Model Strengths and Weaknesses Growing Pains and Satisfactions The Board of Directors The Creation of a New Participatory Model The Shelter Against All Odds A Vital and Vibrant Infrastructure Teamwork That Works The Future of Nonprofit Participatory Management
