Leading Change While Loving People: Change Management Insights from the Non-profit Sector

This book emphasizes the importance of relationships, communication, and purpose in successful social change leadership, highlighting the experiences of non-profit sector leaders who catalyze urgency, connect people, and maintain momentum for desired change. It offers insights and practical tips for students, managers, and leaders across sectors.

Format: Hardback
Length: 166 pages
Publication date: 16 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is a treasure trove of stories showcasing successful social change leadership across diverse contexts. It vividly demonstrates that the most effective change agents have a deep affection and empathy for the people they are working to impact. In contrast, many people have faced change trauma at the hands of leaders who prioritized their agenda or personal interests over the well-being and needs of their followers. As a result, change failure rates often hover around 40% to 70%. However, there is an alternative path: change leaders who are dedicated to addressing some of the world's most pressing problems understand that collaboration is essential to achieving social change. This book offers valuable insights from those who lead social change in the non-profit sector, showcasing how they ignite urgency, connect people, and sustain momentum toward a desired change. Through their compelling stories, readers uncover three interconnected dimensions of effective change leadership: people (building relationships for change), process (communicating effectively for change), and purpose (aligning stakeholders with the change mission). Ultimately, this book teaches readers that strengthening social capital (relationships), centering marginalized voices (process), and aligning stakeholders to the change mission (purpose) are critical to the work of change agents who prioritize relationships.

In a departure from conventional leadership books that focus on business titans, this book shines a spotlight on non-profit social change leaders. Students, managers, and leaders across various sectors will greatly benefit from these fresh insights, as well as a relational approach to change leadership and practical tips and recommendations for implementation. By flipping the script and highlighting the contributions of non-profit leaders, this book offers a valuable perspective on the power of collaboration and community-driven change. It serves as a reminder that effective leadership is not limited to corporate environments but can be found in all corners of society, driven by a passion for making a positive difference in the lives of others.

Weight: 485g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032223520