The executive director's survival guide
Subtitle: thriving as a nonprofit leader
By: Mim Carlson, Margaret Donohoe.
Contributors: Donohoe, Margaret, 1954-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Jossey-Bass nonprofit and public management series; The Jossey-Bass nonprofit and public management series; Jossey-Bass nonprofit and public management series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Nonprofit organizations -- Management.; Associations, institutions, etc. -- Management.; Chief executive officers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Finding your way as executive director; title: Succeeding in this big job; title: What are the roles and responsibilities of an executive director?; title: What is the difference between a leader and a manager?; title: When should an executive director lead, manage, or support others?; title: Developing as an executive director; title: How does an executive director find the time for professional development, and what opportunities are available?; title: What is an executive coach and how does an executive director find one?; title: How does mentoring work for an executive director, and who makes a good mentor?; title: When the going gets really tough, how does an executive director stay inspired ?; title: Finding balance in the role of executive director; title: Why are executive directors so susceptible to burnout?; title: How can I find balance as an executive director?; title: How do I set boundaries on my work life so I still have a personal life?; title: ^Where do I find the time to do everything an executive director has to do and prioritize all my tasks?; title: How can an executive director delegate when everyone is already busy?; title: Executive director as visionary; title: Understanding nonprofit organizational culture; title: What does organizational culture mean?; title: How does understanding the organization's culture make the executive director more effective?; title: How does an executive director determine what the organization's culture is?; title: What are some strategies for changing or moving an organization's culture to where it needs to be in order to be successful?; title: Creating and sustaining a vision; title: What is a vision and why is it important?; title: What are ways for an executive director to articulate and develop a shared organizational vision?; title: Why is planning important to the vision process in a nonprofit, and what is the executive director's role in this process?; title: ^If you're always in crisis or catch-up mode as an executive director, how do you find time to plan?; title: Determining organizational effectiveness; title: What does an effective nonprofit organization look like?; title: How soon after starting should the executive director start to examine the organization's effectiveness?; title: How does an executive director tie personal performance and effectiveness to that of the organization?; title: What happens if the board and executive director determine the organization is no longer effective?; title: Executive director as change agent; title: Embracing a changing nonprofit environment; title: Why is change synonymous with the identity of the nonprofit sector?; title: How are the lines that have traditionally defined the business and nonprofit sectors changing?; title: What are the new demands for accountability and measurable outcomes?; title: Understanding changing life cycle stages in nonprofits; title: What life cycle stage is my organization in?; title: ^What skills does an executive director need in each stage?; title: Leading organizational change; title: How can executive directors help their nonprofits embrace a healthy change process?; title: What is the executive director's role and that of the board, other staff, and volunteers in a change process?; title: How soon after a new executive director is hired should a change process begin?