Download or read book Developing a Learning Culture in Nonprofit Organizations written by Stephen J. Gill and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonprofit organizations are under increasing pressure to demonstrate impact and that the funds raised to operate their organizations are maximized and used effectively. This book demonstrates how to create a culture of learning (intentional learning from reflection and feedback focused on successes and failures) that will lead to ongoing performance measurement and improvement. Because nonprofit organizations rely heavily on volunteers and are focused on mission, not money, it is critical for them to create a culture in which learning is a motivator for change. The book breaks down learning into four levels: individual, team, whole organization and community. Learning at each of these levels is described and then specific tools are presented. The tools are hands-on and practical, which facilitate reflection and feedback.

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Download or read book Creating a Learning Culture written by Marcia L. Conner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-06-17 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating a Learning Culture features insightful essays from industry observers and revealing case studies of prominent corporations. Each chapter revolves around creating an environment where learning takes place each day, all day - fundamentally changing the way we think about how, what, and when we learn, and how we can apply learning to practice. For the first time contemporary work on this subject appears in one volume. Three sections address key aspects of learning culture: the modern business context and the importance of learning at every juncture; the organic and adaptive approaches organizational leaders can take to design enduring success; and the expanding role of individuals within organizations and the implications for business leaders, educators, technologists, and learners. Identifying the steps companies must take to remain competitive for years to come, this book explains how learning strategies applied to all aspects of every job can provide swift returns and lasting results.

Download or read book The Nonprofit Organizational Culture Guide written by Paige Hull Teegarden and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for The Nonprofit Organizational Culture Guide "This is an important book for consultants and managers who work with nonprofit organizations. The Nonprofit Organizational Culture Guide lays out basic theory about how nonprofits come to be and how they operate, and it demonstrates how important the concept of culture is to understanding this important sector of our society." —EDGAR H. SCHEIN, PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT, EMERITUS, MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT "This book is a must-read for nonprofit executives! The authors spell out the themes, beliefs, and assumptions that are unique to nonprofits, regardless of their size or mission, ultimately revealing how 'culture' manifests itself in organizations." —DARRYL A. JONES, SR., CEO, MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS "This is the book that the nonprofit community has needed for a long time. The authors provide a compelling assessment tool that all organizations can use. This book is essential to understanding how nonprofits work and why they do, or do not, achieve the outcomes and missions they set for themselves." —FLO GREEN, VICE PRESIDENT, IDEAENCORE NETWORK "Anyone who works in a group and relies on others to get things done will benefit from this book. Readers will discover how the environment of an organization influences how decisions are made and, ultimately, how things get done." —NATALIE ABATEMARCO, DIRECTOR OF NORTH AMERICA COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, CITIGROUP, INC. "Every organization has culture, recognized or not. And that culture plays a powerful role in shaping the way people act within that context. The insights, frameworks, and tools in this book will help people become more astute within their organizational cultures." —BRIAN FRASER, LEAD PROVOCATEUR, ORGANIZATION JAZZTHINK

Download or read book Organizational Learning and Performance written by Ryan Smerek and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acknowledgments -- Organizational learning and performance -- Learning as an individual -- Three metaphors of learning as an individual -- Thinking dispositions that foster learning -- Building a learning culture -- Transparency and pursuing truth -- Big picture thinking and learning -- Learning from failure -- Learning and innovation -- Leadership and building a learning culture -- References -- Appendix: learning culture survey

Download or read book The Talent Development Platform written by Heather Carpenter and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Putting People First in Social Change Organizations The Talent Development Platform is about results driven talent development for social change. Written by seasoned nonprofit experts, this book provides a holistic process for creating an in-house training and talent development program. The Talent Development Platform offers organizations the tools for ensuring their professional development systems are successful through regular feedback loops, tailored for learning styles, and specific to their organization. Detailed case studies provide insight into the strategies used by organizations that have implemented the Talent Development Platform, and interviews with experts in the field give readers a handle on the most current thinking. Robust resource guides facilitate the talent development process, and online access to the Talent Development Platform and assessments help streamline the workflow. Social change organizations make the most of limited resources, but often overlook developing the talent they already have. This book gives readers a plan for finding and nurturing their internal talent to reduce turnover and improve organizational efficiency. More specifically the book helps organizations: Develop organizational, department, and position specific competencies. Create and revise job descriptions. Assess staff and volunteer proficiency levels with created competencies. Determine staff and volunteer learning styles. Establish professional development goals and objectives tied to strategic goals. Implement professional development with on the job learning, mentoring, and training. Calculate a return on talent investment. Evaluate talent development implementation and proficiency level changes. Implementing the Talent Development Platform provides organizations with tangible benefits in the form of lower turnover and greater output (without the burnout) from employees and volunteers, as well as intangible benefits that make organizations more attractive to top talent.

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Download or read book Coaching Skills for Nonprofit Managers and Leaders written by Judith Wilson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only nonprofit orientation to coaching skills available, Coaching Skills for Nonprofit Leaders will provide nonprofit managers with an understanding of why and how to coach, how to initiate coaching in specific situations, how to make coaching really work, and how to refine coaching for long-term success. Coaching Skills for Nonprofit Leaders offers practical steps for coaching leaders to greatness and complements the academic and theoretical work in nonprofit leadership theory. The book can be used by the coaching novice as a thorough topical overview or by those more experienced with coaching as a quick reference or refresher. Based on the Inquiry Based Coaching? approach, Coaching Skills will strengthen and expand the reader?s ability to drive organization mission, while retaining the intrinsic values of the nonprofit culture and working towards outcomes that create a culture of discipline and accountability and empower others to be even more responsible, accountable, and self-motivated. This book uses accessible language, examples, case studies, key questions, and exercises to help: Promote better relationships Know when to delegate, direct and coach. Balance directive and supportive styles of leadership for productive partnerships Overcome fears and deal head-on with difficult situations and conflict. Use coaching for performance improvement and on-the-job development. Support independent thinking and personal reflection Gain commitment and accountability from others and build teams

Download or read book Learning Organizations written by John Renesch and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-02-28 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a learning organization? What are the advantages of creating one? Why should a company want to become a learning organization? Where does one start? Learning Organizations: Developing Cultures for Tomorrow's Workplace contains essays by thirty-nine of the most respected practitioners and scholars of this topic. This definitive collection of essays is rich in concept and theory as well as application and example. Lead authors include Harvard's Rosabeth Moss Kanter, London Business School's Professor Emeritus Charles Handy, and MlT's Fred Kofman and Peter Senge. The thirty-two essays in this comprehensive collection are presented in four main parts: 1. Guiding Ideas 2. Theories/Methods/Processes 3. Infrastructure 4. Arenas of Practice

Download or read book Forces for Good written by Leslie R. Crutchfield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition of a groundbreaking book on best practices for nonprofits What makes great nonprofits great? In the original book, authors Crutchfield and McLeod Grant employed a rigorous research methodology derived from for-profit books like Built to Last. They studied 12 nonprofits that have achieved extraordinary levels of impact—from Habitat for Humanity to the Heritage Foundation—and distilled six counterintuitive practices that these organizations use to change the world. Features a new introduction that explores the new context in which nonprofits operate and the consequences for these organizations Includes a new chapter on applying the Six Practices to small, local nonprofits, including some examples of these organizations Contains an update on the 12 organizations featured in the original book—how they have fared, what they've learned, and where they are now in their growth trajectory This book has lessons for all readers interested in creating significant social change, including nonprofit managers, donors, and volunteers.

Download or read book Developing a Learning Culture written by James Saylor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a practical guide for any organization seeking to develop a learning culture. Specifically, developing a learning culture involves:Launch the learning organizationEstablish a learning systemAllow self-developmentRecord development activitiesName learning achievementsThis VICTORY Guide provides:ï 5 processes to develop a learning cultureï 9 steps to launch the learning organizationï 6 actions to establish a learning systemï 8 essentials to allow self developmentï 6 activities to record developmentï 4 methods to name learning achievementsï 7 step action process to develop individual competenciesï and more!

Download or read book Creating a Mentoring Culture written by Lois J. Zachary and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to succeed in today’s competitive environment, corporate and nonprofit institutions must create a workplace climate that encourages employees to continue to learn and grow. From the author of the best-selling The Mentor’s Guide comes the next-step mentoring resource to ensure personnel at all levels of an organization will teach and learn from each other. Written for anyone who wants to embed mentoring within their organization, Creating a Mentoring Culture is filled with step-by-step guidance, practical advice, engaging stories, and includes a wealth of reproducible forms and tools.

Download or read book An Everyone Culture written by Robert Kegan and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Radical New Model for Unleashing Your Company’s Potential In most organizations nearly everyone is doing a second job no one is paying them for—namely, covering their weaknesses, trying to look their best, and managing other people’s impressions of them. There may be no greater waste of a company’s resources. The ultimate cost: neither the organization nor its people are able to realize their full potential. What if a company did everything in its power to create a culture in which everyone—not just select “high potentials”—could overcome their own internal barriers to change and use errors and vulnerabilities as prime opportunities for personal and company growth? Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey (and their collaborators) have found and studied such companies—Deliberately Developmental Organizations. A DDO is organized around the simple but radical conviction that organizations will best prosper when they are more deeply aligned with people’s strongest motive, which is to grow. This means going beyond consigning “people development” to high-potential programs, executive coaching, or once-a-year off-sites. It means fashioning an organizational culture in which support of people’s development is woven into the daily fabric of working life and the company’s regular operations, daily routines, and conversations. An Everyone Culture dives deep into the worlds of three leading companies that embody this breakthrough approach. It reveals the design principles, concrete practices, and underlying science at the heart of DDOs—from their disciplined approach to giving feedback, to how they use meetings, to the distinctive way that managers and leaders define their roles. The authors then show readers how to build this developmental culture in their own organizations. This book demonstrates a whole new way of being at work. It suggests that the culture you create is your strategy—and that the key to success is developing everyone.

Download or read book Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations written by Kathryn A. Agard and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011 with total page 1073 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leadership in Non-Profit Organizations tackles issues and leadership topics for those seeking to understand more about this dynamic sector of society. A major focus of this two-volume reference work is on the specific roles and skills required of the non-profit leader in voluntary organizations. Key features include: contributions from a wide range of authors who reflect the variety, vibrancy and creativity of the sector itself an overview of the history of non-profit organizations in the United States description of a robust and diverse assortment of organizations and opportunities for leadership an exploration of the nature of leadership and its complexity as exemplified in the non-profit sector availability both in print and online - this title will form part of the 2010 Encyclopedia Collection on SAGE Reference Online. The Handbook includes topics such as: personalities of non-profit leaders vision and starting a nonprofit organization nonprofit law, statutes, taxation and regulations strategic management financial management collaboration public relations for promoting a non-profit organization human resource policies and procedures.

Download or read book The Networked Nonprofit written by Beth Kanter and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Networked Nonprofit Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change This groundbreaking book shows nonprofits a new way of operating in our increasingly connected world: a networked approach enabled by social technologies, where connections are leveraged to increase impact in effective ways that drive change for the betterment of our society and planet. "The Networked Nonprofit is a must-read for any nonprofit organization seeking innovative, creative techniques to improve their mission and better serve their communities." —Diana Aviv, president and CEO, Independent Sector "The Internet means never having to ask permission before trying something new. In The Networked Nonprofit, Kanter and Fine show nonprofits how to harness this flexibility to pursue their missions in partnership with two billion connected citizens." —Clay Shirky, author, Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations "The Networked Nonprofit uniquely describes the historical context and the current challenges that compel nonprofit leaders to work in networked ways and offers easy steps to help users exploit the potential of social media and 'working wikily."' —Stephanie McAuliffe, director, organizational effectiveness, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation "A must-read for nonprofit leaders who want to change their organizations from the inside out by embracing the power of social networks." —Charlene Li, founding partner, Altimeter Group; author, Open Leadership; and coauthor, Groundswell "This is a perfect handbook for anyone who wants to leapfrog their current limitations of understanding and find real-world applications of technology to extend their mission." —Michele Nunn, CEO, Points of Light Institute, and cofounder, HandsOn Network "Kanter and Fine provide the 'Google Maps' for nonprofits to harness social media to kick butt and change the world." —Guy Kawasaki, cofounder, Alltop.com, and former chief evangelist, Apple Inc. "URGENT! Read this book. Take notes. Take action. If you work for a nonprofit, you don't have to do every single thing these seasoned authors have to share, but you certainly have to know what you're missing." —Seth Godin Register at www.josseybass.com/emailfor more information on our publications, authors, and to receive special offers.

Download or read book Developing a Culture of Learning written by Sorin Dumitrascu and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizations have always had the capacity to evolve. However, today they need to evolve even more quickly and intelligently to sustain their competitive advantage. Market conditions and customer demands are constantly changing, and if organizations can anticipate and make the most of new opportunities, they'll be more likely to survive and prosper in the future. In a dynamic business environment, organizational leaders must make learning a cornerstone of their organization's culture.So how can you tell if your organization is adequately prepared to meet such rapidly changing demands? In this course you'll learn how to assess the strength of your organization's learning culture. First, you'll find out what organizational learning really is, and how it encompasses much more than traditional "training."You'll discover how training, knowledge management, and technology are all critical tools that support an organization's ability to learn. Organizations also need the key elements of a learning culture: holistic thinking, integrated learning opportunities, a capacity for change and improvement, a focus on collaboration, and personal commitment from employees. It's in evaluating these key elements that you'll learn how to assess the strength of your own organization's learning culture.*If learning is so beneficial, why do some people have difficulty? The answer lies partly in workplace distractions. The demands on people's time and the speed of events make it difficult for them to recognize and assimilate new information.Organizations that want to adapt to changing business environments need to foster a learning culture. Even the best training environment won't enable learning if people don't take the time to process information and learn. A learning culture reflects the organizational beliefs and practices that encourage continuous development. People who work in such a culture embrace continuous self-development and seek to learn and grow.There are obstacles to learning that you, as a manager and leader, need to overcome. Some organizational structures and cultures present obstacles such as hierarchical thinking and isolation. Hierarchical thinking - where leaders are the thinkers and employees are the doers - stifles learning by making nonmanagers feel their ideas aren't valued. Isolation limits interaction between people who have different perspectives, thus limiting their opportunity to learn.This course will provide tools for overcoming these obstacles and for creating five key conditions that allow a learning culture to flourish. Consider the first four conditions: * the freedom to explore others' thoughts, opinions, and actions, * a habit of reflection, inquiry, and objectivity, * egalitarian relationships that promote power sharing and responsibility at all levels, and * collaborative practices that encourage people to share information and learning experiences.The fifth and most important condition supporting a learning culture is motivation for learning and growth. Motivation is important because organizational learning is mostly self-directed. This means that people take responsibility for their own learning. Motivated employees are more creative and they're more committed to learning and being productive. Establishing these conditions will help to promote a learning culture in your organization.

Download or read book Create an Exceptional Learning Culture written by Jacque Burandt and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating a learning organization of excellence gives a company a strategic advantage and enables it to stand out in today’s tight labor market. But many find that process overwhelming and simply don’t know where to start, so they never get their culture change off the ground. In “Create an Exceptional Learning Culture,” Jacqueline Burandt details a five-step process for creating a culture of excellence. Further, she provides: · ways to use award applications as a benchmark for developing change · a list of benefits to elicit C-suite support · guidance on how to align with strategic internal and external parties · job aids and essential tools for building and sustaining a high-quality learning organization.