Download or read book A Leadership Guide for Today s Disabilities Organizations written by Robert L. Schalock and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective, efficient, and sustainable ID/DD organizations: are they possible in today's world of dwindling resources and mounting demands for more and better services? Yes--with the practical tools and strategies in this lifeline for ID/DD leaders. Developed by two of the most trusted authorities in the disability field, this innovative business leadership guide explains the nuts and bolts of successful change in clear and accessible terms, so any ID/DD organization can adapt and thrive in a high-pressure landscape. Managers and administrators will start with a quick self-assessment to determine how well they're meeting the most urgent challenges organizations face today. Then, with 8 highly effective approaches to change, they'll discover how to develop "21st century thinking styles," so they can communicate better, solve problems faster, and align their services and supports measure organizational outcomes and outputs, and use the information for reporting, monitoring, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement create high-performance teams that are organized, informed, empowered, and accountable employ a system of supports to address individual needs and improve outcomes for people with disabilities use evidence-based practices to assist in making good clinical, managerial, and policy decisions implement a performance-based evaluation and management system to strengthen effectiveness and efficiency create value and enhance sustainability through real innovation, whether it's developing new approaches or reconfiguring current approaches overcome resistance to change so they can successfully rewrite the future of their organization For each approach to change, readers will get specific, down-to-earth guidance: action steps to take right now, short summaries of key takeaway points, strategies and examples from successful organizations around the world, and photocopiable Organization Self-Assessment worksheets to help them quickly prioritize their next steps. An indispensable guide to surviving the shifting landscape of service delivery, this how-to book will help propel ID/DD organizations into the 21st century--so they can deliver high-quality, individualized services to people with disabilities.
Download or read book Leadership for Intellectual Disability Service written by Elizabeth A. Curtis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intellectual disability (ID), once called mental retardation, is characterized by below-average intelligence or mental ability and a lack of skills necessary for day-to-day living. People with intellectual disabilities can and do learn new skills, but they learn them slowly. The proposed book argues for alternative and innovative approaches to leadership in intellectual disability service provision. It does this in the light of service scandals including Winterborne View (UK), Oswald D. Heck (USA), Aras Attracta (Ireland) and many others. The book will explore the failed leadership issues underpinning such debacles and then examine how the context for intellectual disability service provision has changed. It will then propose alternative models for service leadership that are contiguous with the changed landscape, ending with exemplary vignettes outlining situations where such innovative change is happening.
Download or read book Perfectly Able written by Lighthouse International and published by AMACOM/American Management Association. This book was released on 2011 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring, practical guide for incorporating disability into any organization's diversity program.
Download or read book Linking Arms written by Pamela R. McDaniel, PhD and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Navigating the world of disability services and programs is very frustrating and overwhelming. Regardless of your career status or educational background, when you learn that your child has a disability, you begin a journey that takes you into a life filled with strong emotions and difficult choices that affect the entire family. Another part of that journey is the interaction with many different professionals and specialists and the continuous need for information, supports, and services. I began the journey of emotions and navigating the world of disability supports and services in 2001 when my son Cory was born. He wasnt expected to live to one day. I was told not to get my hopes up and that his brain hadnt fully developed. Life as I knew it was over. I felt like my life came to an abrupt halt. My priorities and focus shifted. I was now a mother, advocate, advanced researcher, and full-time prayer warrior. I had to abandon my old way of thinking and depend on others for information and support as I learned to care for this special little boy. My son is now eleven years old, and I continue to navigate the world of disability to make sure Cory has the proper supports and services put in place and that he is included in his school and community. I have learned a whole new set of skills in order to be a good mother and effective advocate for Cory. I joined parents support groups to link with other families who could relate to my struggles, concerns, and frustrations. It was in those support groups that I learned about other resources and agencies that could help me better understand my sons disabilities. I became part of a community of parent leaders who advocated not only for the rights of their children but for the rights of all children who lived with a disability. Parents of children with disabilities need to be encouraged to develop their potentials as leaders. They generally have the most consistent, knowledgeable ability on their childs development. Training parents to be leaders allows them to build their confidence and the skills needed to advocate and work with the many professionals who provide the healthcare and educational services for their children to have successful outcomes and a good quality of life. I wrote this book to encourage parents, advocates, and caregivers who take care of children with disabilities to educate them on the importance of leadership development and empower them in their journey. Developing parent leadership is a continuous process. I believe it takes parents training parents and forming a support network to give them the opportunity for personal growth, reflection, and knowledge to gain skills to function in leadership roles that effect change for children with disabilities. It is so important for the parent voice to be heard. This book provides parents with the basic knowledge on developing leadership skills and gives them an understanding of diverse learning styles and leadership competencies. I am the parent of a child who is medically fragile. I know the feeling of being overwhelmed and alone. So I encourage all of you who are reading this book to get connected. Get involved with a parents support group, and register for trainings to help develop advocacy and leadership skills necessary to navigate the disability system. Its not enough to just read about leadership; it takes getting involved and putting theory into practice.
Download or read book Employing People with Capabilities written by Catherine D. Fyock and published by Irwin Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative four module series is designed to introduce managers to the issues surrounding current workforce diversity challenges. By using the workbooks and leader's guides, trainers can ensure that managers are aware of the potential challenges and advantages a diverse work force offers. Each participant's workbook includes a pre-session questionnaire, exercises, discussion questions, definitions, action planning sheets, evaluation forms, and post-session activities. Each leader's guide contains an overview to the entire series, general information on conducting workshops (a list of resources, setting up the training room, and more), session goals and outlines, and tips and notes to the instructor that include suggested time allowances for each part and when to use the transparencies included with each guide. Both are user- friendly and, used together, they become a ready-to-use training session that ensures trainers their organizations are providing the best environment for their work force--and seeing the results on the bottom line.
Download or read book Successful Organizational Tidbits for Today s Business Leaders written by Eric Smith and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing people in organizations is one of the single greatest challenges organizational leaders face today. What is ironic is that some organizational leaders inadvertently enable a work environment where employees do not improve their organizational performance and productivity. Successful Organizational Tidbits for today's Business Leaders vol. I offers new organizational definitions, terminologies, and theories on what is affecting employees' productivity and performance in the workplace and offers practical solutions to leaders on how to effectively manage their employees. This book also provides leaders with leadership tools to enhance their leadership skills in the workplace. There are also great examples of business leaders and not-so-great leaders with real-life case studies. This book is applicable for leaders who manage employees in any organization. Following solutions and recommendations in this book today will enhance organizations tomorrow.
Download or read book A Leader s Guide to Leveraging Diversity written by Terrence Maltbia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-10-24 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leveraging Diversity: Strategic Learning Capabilities for Breakthrough Performance is designed to help business leaders and diversity practitioners alike conquer the complexity and take advantage of the opportunities associated with working productively with diversity. The book presents a clear direction for building the strategic learning capabilities needed to create and sustain adaptive organizations that effectively respond to today’s competitive demands. It provides a practical guide that features a variety of proven learning practices for leveraging diversity with case examples and planning tools. The book is structured in four parts and each chapter addresses one of the three strategic learning capabilities: contextual awareness, conceptual clarity, and taking informed action. Each chapter presents cutting edge practices in support of building the targeted learning capability. They contain case examples and sample tools to assist the reader as they internalize the practices and provide guidelines for applying the tools to their specific work situations. In the final part of the book, the reader is introduced to the three critical success factors necessary to support the successful execution of the strategic learning capabilities for leveraging diversity examined in this book. Whether the reader is new to diversity work or wishes to learn how to further leverage existing diversity initiatives with other strategically important business priorities, this book provides a comprehensive blueprint for navigating the complex and changing nature of situations involving diversity.
Download or read book Innovative Leaders Guide to Transforming Organizations written by Maureen Metcalf and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents the synthesis of twenty years of consulting. It integrates best practices from consulting firms, colleagues, and clients. I would first like to acknowledge Accenture and PricewaterhouseCoopers for providing practical opportunities for me to learn and build strong skills in consulting, organizational change, large-scale systems change, and strategic thinking, among many others. It was this solid foundation that allowed me to create this methodology. As a theoretical foundation, I worked with or studied the work of many thought leaders in the fields of leadership development, developmental psychology, integral theory, and others. The theoretical giants on whose hard work we built the Innovative Leadership and Organizational Transformation models include: Terri O'Fallon, Ph.D., Susanne Cook-Greuter, Ph.D., Hilke Richmer, Ph.D., Roxanne Howe-Murphy, Ed.D., and Peter Senge, Ph.D., Cindy Wigglesworth Ph.D., and Ken Wilber. These leaders shared not only their theories, but ongoing guidance and encouragement helping to create a solid framework that is comprehensive and theoretically grounded.
Download or read book Leadership Resources written by Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC. and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides over 300 pages of resources suggested by leadership educators in surveys, Center for Creative Leadership staff, and search of library resources. This eighth edition is half-new, including web sites and listserv discussion groups, and it places a stronger focus on meeting the needs of human resources professionals and corporate trainers. An annotated bibliography groups leadership materials in several broad categories: overview; in context; history, biography and literature; competencies; research, theories, and models; training and development; social, global, and diversity issues; team leadership; and organizational leadership (180 pages). Includes annotated lists of: journals and newsletters (9 pages); instruments (21 pages); exercises (41 pages); instrument and exercise vendors (5 pages); videos (29 pages); video distributors (4 pages); web sites (6 pages); organizations (21 pages); and conferences (9 pages). (Contains a 66-page index of all resources.) (TEJ)
Download or read book An Asperger Leader s Guide to Living and Leading Change written by Rosalind Bergemann and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People with Asperger Syndrome (AS) often struggle with change and this is magnified when it is part of their professional role to manage and lead change. Written by a business leader with Asperger Syndrome, this practical guide provides advice and strategies for coping with and implementing change in the workplace. Combining theory and practice with case studies and hands-on tools, the book aims to help those who find change particularly difficult to overcome these challenges and use their unique talents and skills to become change champions in the workplace. The book explores the change management life cycle and how it affects leaders with AS and teaches key skills for successfully leading change, preparing staff for change, and dealing with the effects of change on the organisation as a whole. This is a vital leadership development handbook for executive-level business professionals with Asperger Syndrome as well as those who aspire to careers in these roles.
Download or read book Moving from Project Management to Project Leadership written by R. Camper Bull and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-04-29 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine if we were using the same medical techniques today that were used during the Industrial Revolution, including the practice of bloodletting using leeches. Medicine has come a long way since then. So why do organizations and corporations cling to management techniques that are just as obsolete as the bleed-and-leech model? In a global workpla
Download or read book The Leader s Guide to Radical Management written by Stephen Denning and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radical new management model for twenty-first century leaders Organizations today face a crisis. The crisis is of long standing and its signs are widespread. Most proposals for improving management address one element of the crisis at the expense of the others. The principles described by award-winning author Stephen Denning simultaneously inspire high productivity, continuous innovation, deep job satisfaction and client delight. Denning puts forward a fundamentally different approach to management, with seven inter-locking principles of continuous innovation: focusing the entire organization on delighting clients; working in self-organizing teams; operating in client-driven iterations; delivering value to clients with each iteration; fostering radical transparency; nurturing continuous self-improvement and communicating interactively. In sum, the principles comprise a new mental model of management. Author outlines the basic seven principles of continuous innovation The book describes more than seventy supporting practices Denning offers a rethinking of management from first principles This book is written by the author of The Secret Language of Leadership—a Financial Times Selection in Best Books of 2007.
Download or read book The Power of Strategic Alignment written by Dennis C. Miller and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dennis has written a practical approach to an issue that plagues so many organizations. The Power of Strategic Alignment is important for any corporation but it is an absolute imperative for a non-profit organization. There is such a temptation to "follow the money." Additionally, there are so many needs in the world that can easily distract good-hearted people and cause organizations to splinter in various directions." David Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer Make-A-Wish(r) America "Any organization's impact depends on strong leaders and not just the CEO. The Power of Strategic Alignment helps senior leaders harness the power of your non-profits' strategy to achieve even more for those you serve." Carolyn S. Miles, President & Chief Executive Save the Children "This is a must-read book for nonprofit CEOs and board members that highlight the importance of communication and developing an organization's leaders, strategies and goals to be successful. The book really illustrates the key elements to make things happen and getting positive results." Jonathan R. Pearson, Executive Director, Corporate Philanthropy and Community Affairs Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey "Drawing on his rich experience as the CEO and now as a highly regarded nonprofit strategic advisor, Dennis Miller provides the reader with a succinct yet comprehensive formula for nonprofit organization leaders and boards to maximize their effectiveness and success. He stresses how an organization, in order to have a successful strategic plan, must have a clear and compelling vision; have completed a comprehensive assessment of key strengths and critical weaknesses; possess a comprehensive funding plan; and complete a detailed plan for implementation and execution. I urge senior executives and board leaders of nonprofit organizations to read this book." Charles M. Dombeck, Chairman National Institute for People with Disabilities in New Jers
Download or read book FLEX written by Rick Grimaldi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-02-24 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to navigate disruption and embrace change as an opportunity to grow and succeed. Never before has it been so urgent to understand how today's trends are shaping tomorrow’s labor force. As seismic shifts continue to change America's world of work in unprecedented ways, leaders must adapt to the rapidly evolving workplace using creative solutions for recruiting, engaging, and retaining a skilled workforce. Forward-thinking 'disruptors' who respond quickly to the new business environment will attract more talent, win more customers, and gain greater profits than those who make assumptions based on what has worked in the past. FLEX: A Leader's Guide to Staying Nimble and Mastering Transformative Change in the American Workplace is your real-world guide to harnessing the power of change to increase employee satisfaction and secure long-term success in the marketplace. Rick Grimaldi, a labor relations attorney with decades of experience helping businesses respond effectively during pivotal moments, shares his valuable insights on the surprising and fundamental ways the world of work is reinventing itself. Learn to: Avoid common pitfalls in today's cultural revolution Foster the creative education and training needed for tomorrow's workforce Adapt to a world becoming defined by technology and artificial intelligence Lead meaningfully on climate change and global health concerns Set the stage for creative collaboration and communication Disregard outdated assumptions when making decisions Responded quickly with new policies and procedures Communicate with sensitivity and transparency Address uncomfortable organizational culture issues Be prepared for the disruptions that will inevitably come Whether you lead a large corporation or own a small family business or you are the policy maker, FLEX: A Leader's Guide to Staying Nimble and Mastering Transformative Change in the American Workplace is your real-world blueprint for leading a profitable, healthy company into an ever-evolving future.
Download or read book Ideas for Inclusion written by Anne M. Beninghof and published by Sopris West. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book for school administrators offers methods for effecting changes in school culture and practices so that inclusion of students with all kinds of disabilities is successful. The recommendations are based on such principles as the following: professionals must collaborate to serve students with disabilities appropriately; students are disadvantaged by a lack of diversity in classrooms; instructional environments must reflect real world demands, such as interdependence and independence; and curricula must incorporate a broader knowledge and skill base than traditional academic courses. After an introduction which identifies inclusion principles, defines terminology, and summarizes federal legislation requirements, individual chapters address the following general topics: (1) leadership; (2) the planning process; (3) assessment; (4) curriculum and instruction; (5) student supports; (6) family and community; (7) business management; and (8) personnel considerations. Each chapter discusses factors to consider and offers how-to strategies and sample forms and checklists. A resource section lists six agencies and associations concerned with disabilities. (Contains 10 references.) (DB)
Download or read book Everyone Leads written by Paul Schmitz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-09 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a proven leadership model, Everybody Leads shows how leadership can be found in uncommon places and reveals how to inspire and cultivate the leadership of those focused on social change. It shows how to take responsibility to work with developing leaders to make a difference and outlines the five key leadership values. Sponsored by Public Allies, the book helps leaders to connect across cultures, facilitate collaborative action, recognize and mobilize all of a community's assets, continuously learn, and be accountable to those they work with and those they serve. Register at www.josseybass.com/emailfor more information on our publications, authors, and to receive special offers.
Download or read book Best Practices in Leadership Development and Organization Change written by Louis Carter and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important book, successful organizations—including well-known companies such as Agilent Technologies, Corning, GE Capital, Hewlett Packard, Honeywell Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, MIT, Motorola, and Praxair—share their most effective approaches, tools, and specific methods for leadership development and organizational change. These exemplary organizations serve as models for leadership development and organizational change because they Commit to organizational objectives and culture Transform behaviors, cultures, and perceptions Implement competency or organization effectiveness models Exhibit strong top management leadership support and passion
