Working Across Boundaries: Making Collaboration Work in Government and Nonprofit Organizations (Jossey-Bass Nonprofit and Public Management Series)
"Everywhere I go these days, people are struggling to get public organizations to collaborate. It's a difficult challenge, but thankfully Russ Linden has studied what actually works in the field. Linden's book is practical, very clear, and truly indispensable for anyone who needs to work across organizational boundaries to get the job done."— David Osborne, coauthor,Reinventing GovernmentandThe Reinventors Fieldbook"This is a wonderful book! For the novice collaborator, it offers inspiration, stories, and clear directions, all in the helpful, encouraging voice of a good coach who never doubts for a minute that you can do it, and that it is worth doing."— Joey Rodger, president and CEO, Urban Libraries Council"As we increase work across boundaries, Lindens book provides an important framework for collaboration and excellent examples of the power of this approach for practitioners."— Robert J. ONeill Jr., executive director, International City/County Management Association and former president, National Academy of Public Administration"The ideas contained in this book have far-reaching potential to help governments and nonprofit agencies gain new efficiencies and effectiveness that can benefit our communities."— Charles F. Gerhards, CIO, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania"Working Across Boundariesis a glimpse into the future of how government managers in the twenty-first century will work through networks, partnerships, and collaboration . . . Russ Linden paints a picture of the dynamics to which leaders will need to respond in order to get program results. Practitioners will be able to pick up this book and start applying its principles immediately."— John Kamensky, director, managing for results practice, PwC Consulting; former deputy director, National Partnership for Reinventing Government"Russ Linden has a knack for writing on precisely the right subject at the most appropriate time. Now he's done it again. Governments at all levels are under pressure to break down both internal and external barriers . . . . Linden writes in a compelling way to make his powerful points . . . . He is right on target."— Peter Harkness, publisher,Governing Maazine