An ideal resource for students and professionals, this
comprehensive reader offers a diverse collection of the foremost
writings on leadership and management in the public and nonprofit
sectors. The book includes previously published essays, articles
and extracts from leading books and periodicals, framed and vetted
by author and professor James L. Perry.

The anthology covers a wide range of topics, offering a third
sector perspective on the general leadership questions essential to
any manager--principles and practices of leadership, organizational
change, corporate culture, communication, efficiency, ethics--as
well as issues unique to public and nonprofit
organizations--understanding leadership roles in the nonprofit
world, founder vs. ED relationships, board leadership, alternative
and collaborative leadership, strategic management, sustainability,
and the future of leadership.

Praise for The Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public
Leadership:

"The Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public Leadership is the
most comprehensive collection of essays on leadership available. It
should be required reading for all of those who teach, practice and
are students of the art and science of leadership."

?Stephen E. Condrey, University of Georgia

"This collection of short and readable pieces will be very valuable
for students and practitioners of public and nonprofit
leadership."

?Michael O'Neill, professor of nonprofit management, School of
Business and Professional Studies, University of San Francisco

"James Perry has provided a very valuable tool for nonprofit and
public sector leaders. This collection represents the very best
lessons for leaders, from John Gardner to Kouzes and Posner. The
clear structuring and framing of the articles makes this a perfect
handbook for nonprofit and public sector leaders of all
types."

?Ronald E. Riggio, Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and
Organizational Psychology Director, Kravis Leadership Institute,
Claremont McKenna College

"Jim Perry brings together in a single volume much of the best
writing on leadership theory and leadership 'doing.' For anyone
interested in the attributes and practice of leadership, this is
the book, looking back at what's been proven effective and forward
to what's needed in the next generation of leaders."

?Timothy L. Seiler, director, The Fund Raising School, The Center
on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana

The Editor

James L. Perry is Distinguished Professor and Chancellor's Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Political Science at Indiana University--Bloomington, and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books on nonprofit leadership and public administration, and serves on the editorial boards of numerous periodicals, including the American Review of Public Administration, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Journal of Public Affairs Education, and Review of Public Personnel Administration.

Praise for The Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public Leadership

"The Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public Leadership is the most comprehensive collection of essays on leadership available. It should be required reading for all of those who teach, practice and are students of the art and science of leadership."
—Stephen E. Condrey, University of Georgia

"This collection of short and readable pieces will be very valuable for students and practitioners of public and nonprofit leadership."
—Michael O'Neill, professor of nonprofit management, School of Business and Professional Studies, University of San Francisco

"James Perry has provided a very valuable tool for nonprofit and public sector leaders. This collection represents the very best lessons for leaders, from John Gardner to Kouzes and Posner. The clear structuring and framing of the articles makes this a perfect handbook for nonprofit and public sector leaders of all types."
—Ronald E. Riggio, Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology Director, Kravis Leadership Institute, Claremont McKenna College

"Jim Perry brings together in a single volume much of the best writing on leadership theory and leadership 'doing.' For anyone interested in the attributes and practice of leadership, this is the book, looking back at what's been proven effective and forward to what's needed in the next generation of leaders."
—Timothy L. Seiler, director, The Fund Raising School, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana

Foreword.

Preface.

About the Editor.

Part I: Aspirations for Leaders in the Nonprofit and Public Sectors.

1 What Is Leadership (Max DePree).

2 The Tasks of Leadership (John W. Gardner).

3 The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership (James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner).

4 How Leaders Are Grown: The Lessons of Example and Experience (Ray Blunt).

5 …