Natures Keepers: The Remarkable Story of How the Nature Conservancy Became the Largest Environmental Group in the World

Learn the Management and Leadership Lessons of the World′s Largest Environmental Organization
"Nature′s Keepers is a remarkable book about a remarkable organization—and a ripping yarn about groups and people who make a difference against all odds. Beyond that, it is a matchless tale of a half–century of organizational growth and renewal—replete with missteps and subsequent vaults upward. Told as a series of nine fast–paced sagas of extraordinary leaders, it holds lessons of the utmost importance for every variety of reader."
—Tom Peters
Nature′s Keepers offers readers an inspirational leadership tale and management chronicle as it goes behind the scenes and details the inner workings of the Nature Conservancy. Highlighting the efforts of nine extraordinary leaders, Nature′s Keepers examines the organization′s culture and management, strategy and decisions, and courageous and ingenious individuals who have dedicated their lives to excellence. Whether you are in business, government, education, or nonprofits, you will find in the Nature Conservancy′s story the strategies, principles, and personal insights that help deliver extraordinary results.

Spis treści:
PREFACE.
1. NO CRISIS UNANSWERED:
How the Nature Conservancy Masters Challenges and Change.
2. THE COURAGE TO LEAD:
Revamping Leadership to Renew Performance.
3. MISSION FOR LIFE:
On Being Systematic, Not Opportunistic.
4. WE CAN WORK WITH YOU:
The Care and Feeding of a Dynamic Culture.
5. WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE:
The Road to Realizing New Ambitions.
6. THE POWER OF “WE”:
Engaging Every Constituency for Breakthrough Results.
7. MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS:
Teaching the Organization to Work as One.
8. MANAGE THYSELF:
Leadership in a Shared–Power World.
9. GLOBAL DYNAMO:
Taking the Organization International.
10. THE SENATE IS CALLING:< br>Accountability and Governance in the Face of Crisis.
EPILOGUE:
Unsung Heroes.
AUTHOR’S NOTE.
INDEX.
THE AUTHOR.

Nota biograficzna:
Bill Birchard is a freelance journalist who has been writing about management and the environment for more than twenty–five years. His work has appeared in Chief Executive, CFO, Fast Company, Strategy + Business, and Tomorrow magazines. He has also written for the Appalachian Trail Conference, the Montana Department of State Lands, and the U.S. Forest Service. He is the coauthor of two previous books, Counting What Counts and The One–Minute Meditator. On the web, see www.natureskeepers.net.

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Learn the Management and Leadership Lessons of the World′s Largest Environmental Organization
"Nature′s Keepers is a remarkable book about a remarkable organization—and a ripping yarn about groups and people who make a difference against all odds. Beyond that, it is a matchless tale of a half–century of organizational growth and renewal—replete with missteps and subsequent vaults upward. Told as a series of nine fast–paced sagas of extraordinary leaders, it holds lessons of the utmost importance for every variety of reader."
—Tom Peters
Nature′s Keepers offers readers an inspirational leadership tale and management chronicle as it goes behind the scenes and details the inner workings of the Nature Conservancy. Highlighting the efforts of nine extraordinary leaders, Nature′s Keepers examines the organization′s culture and management, strategy and decisions, and courageous and ingenious individuals who have dedicated their lives to excellence. Whether you are in business, government, education, or nonprofits, you will find in the Nature Conservancy′s story the strategies, principles, and personal insights that help deliver extraordinary results.