The Change Imperative

Author : Paul Ronalds
Publisher : Kumarian Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781565494022

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The Change Imperative by Paul Ronalds Pdf

* Analysis of transnational NGOs, the kinds of organizational changes they need to operate more effectively and how to achieve this change* Author an experienced practitioner and managerWhether they like it or not, relief and development NGOs are in the midst of a revolution. Faced with the challenge of managing their growing influence in international politics, these organizations are making operational decisions that will determine their survival. Those that find themselves hampered by the increased politicization of aid and demands on their accountability; those that struggle to define their work in a world that has only recently begun to recognize their authority, will fail to meet their goals. Those that are committed to flexibility, learning new technologies and rethinking their strategies and structure will see their organizations succeed. Author Paul Ronalds brings his experience as Deputy CEO of World Vision Australia to other NGO managers in "The Change Imperative," guiding them through the challenges they must overcome to maintain effectiveness in the 21st century. He covers the practical issues leaders are facing in areas such as advocacy, fundraising, technology, financing and human resources, but also the more ambiguous issues: legitimacy, state sovereignty, and political analysis. Ronalds book is a must-have for both students and managers pursuing influential careers in charitable, development and aid organizations.

Author : Michael Fullan
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781412978736

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All Systems Go by Michael Fullan Pdf

This resource lays out an action plan for achieving whole-system reform. It looks at successful reform initiatives in the United States and abroad, actions and conditions which have insured traction and stability, ways to avoid common errors and new reforms at a national level that can impact learning now.

Author : Lyn Sharratt,Michael Fullan
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781412973854

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Realization by Lyn Sharratt,Michael Fullan Pdf

"Sharratt and Fullan are an educational dream team! The combination of Sharratt's keen observations from her battle-tested district leadership experience and Fullan's astute perspectives on the essential challenges of systemic reform produce fresh insights into the most difficult, yet most central challenges facing local education reformers today. Together the authors generate important new knowledge of how to sustain and deepen districtwide instructional reform beyond the first generation."-Jonathan Supovitz Associate Professor, University of PennsylvaniaSenior Researcher, Consortium for Policy Research in EducationA powerful approach to leading and sustaining districtwide change!Districtwide performance improvement requires a focus on capacity building, empowering colleagues throughout the organization to move change forward. Written by an experienced administrator who accomplished districtwide improvement on the ground and an internationally recognized expert in large-scale education reform, this compelling book outlines a step-by-step approach to implementing lasting, positive change across an entire district.This resource examines 13 research-based parameters for improving teacher and student performance, including advice on optimizing existing resources, and then introduces a 14th parameter-Realization-that goes beyond capacity building at the school and district level to systemwide change at the state level. Readers will find:A wealth of school-specific strategies that support effective assessment and instructional practices to improve students' fundamental academic skills"Do's" and "don'ts" from real districtwide school improvement programsGuidance on implementing program assessment and establishing accountabilityHelp your district advance from vision to action to realization of student achievement!

Author : Michael Fullan
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781412996105

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The Moral Imperative Realized by Michael Fullan Pdf

Achieve system wide progress --

Author : David W. Orr
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781597267007

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Hope Is an Imperative by David W. Orr Pdf

The author has championed the cause of ecological literacy in higher education, helping to establish and shape the field of ecological design, and working to raise awareness of the threats to future generations posed by humanity's current unsustainable trajectory.This volume brings together his most important works.

Author : Michael Fullan
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781483304076

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The Moral Imperative of School Leadership by Michael Fullan Pdf

The time has come to change the context of school leadership! The role of the principal is pivotal to systemic school change. That is the fundamental message in The Moral Imperative of School Leadership, which extends the discussion begun in Fullan's earlier publication, What’s Worth Fighting for in the Principalship? The author examines the moral purpose of school leadership and its critical role in "changing the context" in which the role is embedded. In this bold step forward, Fullan calls for principals to become agents as well as beneficiaries of the processes of school change. Concepts explored in-depth include: Why "changing the context" should be the main agenda for the principalship Why barriers to the principalship exist Why the principal should be seen as the COO (chief operating officer) of a school Why the role of the principal should figure more prominently within the system

Author : Thomas E. Vollmann
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0875846769

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The Transformation Imperative by Thomas E. Vollmann Pdf

Argues that change initiatives, such as reengineering, continuous improvement, and employee empowerment, can only succeed when they are implemented throughout the organization, and shares case studies

Author : Michael Lewis,Pat Conaty
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781550925050

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The Resilience Imperative by Michael Lewis,Pat Conaty Pdf

“[The authors] argue that with more integration and cooperation between businesses, governments and communities, a more sustainable economy is possible.” —The Environmental Magazine We find ourselves between a rock and a hot place—compelled by the intertwined forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The Resilience Imperative argues for a major SEE (social, ecological, economic) change as a prerequisite for replacing the paradigm of limitless economic growth with a more decentralized, cooperative, steady-state economy. The authors present a comprehensive series of strategic questions within the broad areas of: Energy sufficiency Local food systems Interest-free financing Affordable housing and land reform Sustainable community development Each section is complemented by case studies of pioneering community initiatives rounded out by a discussion of transition factors and resilience reflections. With a focus on securing and sustaining change, this provocative book challenges deeply embedded cultural assumptions. Profoundly hopeful and inspiring, The Resilience Imperative affirms the possibilities of positive change as it is shaped by individuals, communities, and institutions learning to live within our ecological limits. “Resilience is the watchword for our dawning era of economic and environmental instability . . . The Resilience Imperative is exactly what’s needed to get us moving in the right direction.” —Richard Heinberg, author of Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival “Exceptionally valuable—in vision, in strategic understanding, in concrete ways to build forward. A handbook for a morally meaningful and sustainable future!” —Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism

Author : Charles M. Reigeluth,Robert J. Garfinkle
Publisher : Educational Technology
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0877782717

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Systemic Change in Education by Charles M. Reigeluth,Robert J. Garfinkle Pdf

Author : Robert Zemsky,Susan Shaman
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781421424125

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The Market Imperative by Robert Zemsky,Susan Shaman Pdf

Although there is no "one-size-fits-allapproach for reforming higher education, this clearly written book will productively advance understanding of the challenges colleges and universities face by providing a mapping of the configuration of the market for an undergraduate education.

Author : Jay Carrington Chunn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461507314

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The Health Behavioral Change Imperative by Jay Carrington Chunn Pdf

Health experts independently state that the most critical urban problems are preventable. This brings an added challenge to public health practitioners working in inner cities with predominately minority communities. In addition to deadly diseases - including transmittable diseases - violence, whether it is physical, sexual or child abuse, is the other predominant morbidity factor that urban areas confront. Because of these concerns, there is a need for health professionals working with the communities to critically examine health behavior theories and prevention methodologies. Additionally, new prevention practices and programs need to be developed for community-based interventions to better serve the populations in need including programs in: -HIV Prevention; -Evaluation and Policy Research; -Cancer Prevention and Screening; -Urban Public Health Policy; -Youth Violence Prevention.

Author : Johanna Skibsrud
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780228003069

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The Poetic Imperative by Johanna Skibsrud Pdf

This book aims to expand our sense of poetry's reach and potential impact. It is an effort at recouping the poetic imperative buried within the first taxonomic description of human being: "nosce te ipsum," or "know yourself." Johanna Skibsrud explores both poetry and human being not as fixed categories but as active processes of self-reflection and considers the way that human being is constantly activated within and through language and thinking. By examining a range of modern and contemporary poets including Wallace Stevens, M. NourbeSe Philip, and Anne Carson, all with an interest in playfully disrupting sense and logic and eliciting unexpected connections, The Poetic Imperative highlights the relationship between the practice of writing and reading and a broad tradition of speculative thought. It also seeks to demonstrate that the imperative "know yourself" functions not only as a command to speak and listen, but also as a call to action and feeling. The book argues that poetic modes of knowing - though central to poetry understood as a genre - are also at the root of any conscious effort to move beyond the subjective limits of language and selfhood in the hopes of touching upon the unknown. Engaging and erudite, The Poetic Imperative is an invitation to direct our attention simultaneously to the finite and embodied limits of selfhood, as well as to what those limits touch: the infinite, the Other, and truth itself.

Author : Henri Schildt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780192577504

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The Data Imperative by Henri Schildt Pdf

Companies across all industries are engaging in digital transformation to harness the power of advanced information technologies. Building on interviews and diverse case studies, this book provides an in-depth look at how data and algorithms are reshaping management practices, organizational structures, corporate culture, and work roles. Henri Schildt develops a broad framework for understanding digitalization not as a technological change but as a new normative mind-set, here called 'the data imperative'. It describes the new managerial ideals that compel companies to pursue digital omniscience and omnipotence-abilities to represent and understand the world through real-time data flow and to control customer experiences, physical equipment, and workers with software. The efforts to complement and replace human expertise with data and smart algorithms are associated with shifts in strategic priorities, adoption of powerful modular architectures, new organizational structures, and the introduction of artificial intelligence into diverse work roles. Surveying the developments in management and the workplace, this book offers an integrative and balanced account of the on-going changes that will continue to affect everyone from executives and professionals to front-line workers.

Author : Barry Libert,Megan Beck,Jerry Wind
Publisher : Harvard Business Review Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781633692060

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The Network Imperative by Barry Libert,Megan Beck,Jerry Wind Pdf

Digital networks are changing all the rules of business. New, scalable, digitally networked business models, like those of Amazon, Google, Uber, and Airbnb, are affecting growth, scale, and profit potential for companies in every industry. But this seismic shift isn’t unique to digital start-ups and tech superstars. Digital transformation is affecting every business sector, and as investor capital, top talent, and customers shift toward network-centric organizations, the performance gap between early and late adopters is widening. So the question isn’t whether your organization needs to change, but when and how much. The Network Imperative is a call to action for managers and executives to embrace network-based business models. The benefits are indisputable: companies that leverage digital platforms to co-create and share value with networks of employees, customers, and suppliers are fast outpacing the market. These companies, or network orchestrators, grow faster, scale with lower marginal cost, and generate the highest revenue multipliers. Supported by research that covers fifteen hundred companies, authors Barry Libert, Megan Beck, and Jerry Wind guide leaders and investors through the ten principles that all organizations can use to grow and profit regardless of their industry. They also share a five-step process for pivoting an organization toward a more scalable and profitable business model. The Network Imperative, brimming with compelling case studies and actionable advice, provides managers with what they really need: new tools and frameworks to generate unprecedented value in a rapidly changing age.

Author : Scott T. Allison,George R. Goethals
Publisher : Emerald Publishing Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1839091789

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The Heroic Leadership Imperative by Scott T. Allison,George R. Goethals Pdf

In The Heroic Leadership Imperative, Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals identify leaders who have succeeded in meeting all three categories of needs and they discuss such leaders' appeal by way of a unique integration classic and contemporary psychology relevant to understanding all facets of heroism and heroic leadership.