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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 change
- Reassurance that problems are inevitable consequences of change or growth
- Recommended changes in structure, leadership, management, governance, operating style, and culture
- Warnings about resistance you're likely to run into and how to manage it
- Vivid 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.
Price: $26.95
Pages: 118
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Imprint: Fieldstone Alliance
Publication Date:
06 March 2009
Trim Size: 10.00 X 7.00 in
ISBN: 9780940069732
Format: Paperback
“This extremely helpful approach is for anyone facing change—which happens to be just about everyone. Susan Gross is one of the few writers who is truly thinking of how to help create positive change.” —Larry Cox, Executive Direction, Amnesty International USA, New York, NY“Seven Turning Points is a clear and insightful discussion on the phases of organizational development that will prove invaluable to leaders who are managing change. I will turn to her book again and again.” —Maddy deLone, Executive Director, Innocence Project, New York, NY“No one knows more than Susan Gross about what makes organizations work—and stumble—at key points in their history and development.” —Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies, New York, NY“Change is never an easy process, but Seven Turning Points can help leaders see what needs to be done. A must read for all nonprofit executives and funders.” —Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY“What a wonderful book! Susan Gross establishes a common vocabulary for understanding the challenges of organizational development in any nonprofit.” —Rosann Haggerty, President, Common Ground, New York, NY