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Informationen zum Autor THE AUTHOR Bill Birchard is a freelance journalist who has been writing about management and the environment for more than twenty-five years. His work has appeared in Chief Executive, CFO, Fast Company, Strategy + Business, and Tomorrow magazines. He has also written for the Appalachian Trail Conference, the Montana Department of State Lands, and the U.S. Forest Service. He is the coauthor of two previous books, Counting What Counts and The One-Minute Meditator . On the web, see www.natureskeepers.net. Klappentext Learn the Management and Leadership Lessons of the World's Largest Environmental Organization"Nature's Keepers is a remarkable book about a remarkable organization-and a ripping yarn about groups and people who make a difference against all odds. Beyond that, it is a matchless tale of a half-century of organizational growth and renewal-replete with missteps and subsequent vaults upward. Told as a series of nine fast-paced sagas of extraordinary leaders, it holds lessons of the utmost importance for every variety of reader."-Tom PetersNature's Keepers offers readers an inspirational leadership tale and management chronicle as it goes behind the scenes and details the inner workings of the Nature Conservancy. Highlighting the efforts of nine extraordinary leaders, Nature's Keepers examines the organization's culture and management, strategy and decisions, and courageous and ingenious individuals who have dedicated their lives to excellence. Whether you are in business, government, education, or nonprofits, you will find in the Nature Conservancy's story the strategies, principles, and personal insights that help deliver extraordinary results. Zusammenfassung Incorporated in 1951 by a small circle of concerned ecologists, the Nature Conservancy has grown financially into the world's largest environmental organization. This title offers readers an inspirational leadership tale and management chronicle, as it goes behind the scenes and details the inner workings of the Nature Conservancy. Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACE ix 1 NO CRISIS UNANSWERED: How the Nature Conservancy Masters Challenges and Change 1 2 THE COURAGE TO LEAD: Revamping Leadership to Renew Performance 9 3 MISSION FOR LIFE: On Being Systematic, Not Opportunistic 31 4 WE CAN WORK WITH YOU: The Care and Feeding of a Dynamic Culture 53 5 WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE: The Road to Realizing New Ambitions 79 6 THE POWER OF "WE": Engaging Every Constituency for Breakthrough Results 105 7 MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS: Teaching the Organization to Work as One 129 8 MANAGE THYSELF: Leadership in a Shared-Power World 153 9 GLOBAL DYNAMO: Taking the Organization International 179 10 THE SENATE IS CALLING: Accountability and Governance in the Face of Crisis 207 EPILOGUE: Unsung Heroes 235 AUTHOR'S NOTE 239 INDEX 241 THE AUTHOR 251 ...
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PREFACE.
1. NO CRISIS UNANSWERED:
How the Nature Conservancy Masters Challenges and Change.
2. THE COURAGE TO LEAD:
Revamping Leadership to Renew Performance.
3. MISSION FOR LIFE:
On Being Systematic, Not Opportunistic.
4. WE CAN WORK WITH YOU:
The Care and Feeding of a Dynamic Culture.
5. WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE:
The Road to Realizing New Ambitions.
6. THE POWER OF "WE":
Engaging Every Constituency for Breakthrough Results.
7. MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS:
Teaching the Organization to Work as One.
8. MANAGE THYSELF:
Leadership in a Shared-Power World.
9. GLOBAL DYNAMO:
Taking the Organization International.
10. THE SENATE IS CALLING:
Accountability and Governance in the Face of Crisis.
EPILOGUE:
Unsung Heroes.
AUTHOR'S NOTE.
INDEX.
THE AUTHOR.
