Nonprofits - Book Reviews

Review: Good to Great and the Social Sectors

Review By Robert Gertner

Lessons for becoming the best can translate from companies to social organizations.

Review: The First 90 Days

Review By Jason Baumgarten

Common sense advice for how to survive the launch into a new leadership role.

Review: Trustees of Culture

Review By Frances Philipps

Are elite boards getting out of touch with their organizations' true purpose?

Review: Leading Quietly

Review By Colleen Anne McCarthy

How middle managers can walk tall.

Review: Toxic Emotions at Work

Review By Eric Westendorf

Organizations need to get better at talking about feelings.

Review: Leading Teams

Review By Jason Baumgarten

Baumgarten offers strategies for creating team success.

Review: What’s the Big Idea?

Review By Caroline Simard

The authors offer advice on how to spot and move on bright ideas.

Review: A Company of Citizens

Review By Heidi Natkin

The answers to a motivated workforce may lie in ancient Greece.

Review: Living, Leading, and the American Dream

Review By Bruce Sievers

Collection of essays by nonprofit leader John Gardner.

Marketing Research

Review By Claire Alexander

This straightforward book offers a primer in how to conduct effective and affordable market research that reveals valuable information about customers or clients.

Spring 2003