Collaborative Leadership How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Make a Difference

by Chrislip, David D.; Larson, Carl E.

• ISBN13: 9780787900038
• ISBN10: 0787900036
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-09-20
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Creating civic will by engaging citizens on the toughest public problems helps break legislative and bureaucratic gridlock and restores trust in public institutions. This book shows you how to do it. --The Honorable Federico Pena, U.S. Secretary of TransportationThe leaders who are most effective in addressing public issues are those who have the credibility to bring together the right people to create visions and solve problems. Drawing on their extensive research, as well as on the advice and guidance of the leading scholars and practitioners in the field, David Chrislip and Carl Larson show how elected officials and other civic leaders can generate the civic will to break through legislative and bureaucratic gridlock, deal with complex issues, and engage frustrated and angry citizens. They also describe how to design, initiate, and sustain a constructive, collaborative process. This groundbreaking book provides insight and answers to the major challenges facing communities today.

Author Biography

DAVID D. CHRISLIP is a senior associate of the National Civic League and former vice president of research and development for the American Leadership Forum. CARL E. LARSON is professor of human communication studies and past dean of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Denver.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
John Parr
Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xxi
The Authors	xxiii
Part One: The Case for Collaboration	1	(36)
The Promise of Collaboration	3	(12)
The Challenge to Traditional Leadership	15	(22)
Part Two: Leadership Strategies for Effective Collaboration	37	(88)
Discovering the Key to Successful Collaboration: Lessons from the Field	39	(16)
Setting the Stage for Success	55	(20)
Creating a Constituency for Change	75	(14)
Building and Sustaining Momentum	89	(18)
Producing Results that Matter	107	(18)
Part Three: New Visions of Leadership and Civic Action	125	(40)
Skills for a New Kind of Leadership	127	(20)
A New Vision of Civic Action	147	(18)
Appendixes	165	(2)
Appendix A: The Research	167	(8)
Appendix B: Assessing Collaboration	175	(8)
References	183	(4)
Index	187