Leading and Managing the Expressive Dimension: Harnessing the Hidden Power Source of the Nonprofit Sector (JOSSEY BASS NONPROFIT & PUBLIC MANAGEMENT SERIES) - Hardcover

Everyone has a desire to act on their expressive needs--a longing to establish a sense of community, creativity, spirituality, and altruism. Very often people are attracted to voluntary nonprofit organizations as a way to satisfy these basic needs. How can this expressive energy be harnessed to be used as a vital force in nonprofit organizations such as churches, schools, social services agencies, and advocacy groups?In Leading and Managing the Expressive Dimension author David E. Mason explores how to tap into the universal power of expressive behavior to maximize nonprofit organizational performance. Mason explains how expressive behavior functions within organizations and he offers practical advice on developing fundamental skills such as team-building and planning that will enhance organizational results. In this highly readable book, Mason combines references to scholarly literature with down-to-earth examples. The book is filled with realistic suggestions for unleashing the powerful force of expressive energy.Leading and Managing the Expressive Dimension applies sound concepts to effective management and leadership practice to equip executives, board members, and volunteer leaders with conceptual and practical tools for reaching their organizational goals. This essential resource book is written for nonprofit leaders, managers, and consultants, teachers of nonprofit management programs, nonprofit scholars, as well as leaders and staff of religious nonprofits.

Explores how to tap into the universal power of expressive behavior to maximize nonprofit organizational performance. Explains how expressive behavior functions within organizations and offers practical advice on developing fundamental skills--such as team-building and planning--that will enhance organizational results. This highly readable book combines references to scholarly literature with down-to-earth examples, giving practical suggestions for unleashing the powerful force of expressive energy.Applies sound concepts to effective management and leadership practice to equip executives, board members, and volunteer leaders with conceptual and practical tools for reaching their organizational goals.