Working Across Boundaries

Working Across Boundaries is a practical guide for nonprofit and government professionals who want to learn the techniques and strategies of successful collaboration. Written by Russell M. Linden, one of the most widely recognized experts in organizational change, this no nonsense book shows how to make collaboration work in the real world. It offers practitioners a framework for developing collaborative relationships and shows them how to adopt strategies that have proven to be successful with a wide range of organizations. Filled with in-depth case studies including a particularly challenging case in which police officers and social workers overcome the inherent differences in their cultures to help abused children the book clearly shows how organizations have dealt with the hard issues of collaboration. Working Across Boundaries includes Information on how to select potential partners Guidelines for determining what kinds of projects lend themselves to collaboration and which do not Suggestions on how to avoid common pitfalls of collaboration Strategies proven to work consistently The phases most collaborative projects go through The nature of collaborative leadership

Working Across Boundaries is a practical guide for nonprofitand government professionals who want to learn the techniques andstrategies of successful collaboration. Written by Russell M.Linden, one of the most widely recognized experts in organizationalchange, this no nonsense book shows how to make collaboration workin the real world. It offers practitioners a framework fordeveloping collaborative relationships and shows them how to adoptstrategies that have proven to be successful with a wide range oforganizations. Filled with in-depth case studies--including aparticularly challenging case in which police officers and socialworkers overcome the inherent differences in their cultures to helpabused children--the book clearly shows how organizations havedealt with the hard issues of collaboration. Working AcrossBoundaries includes* Information on how to select potential partners* Guidelines for determining what kinds of projects lendthemselves to collaboration and which do not* Suggestions on how to avoid common pitfalls ofcollaboration* Strategies proven to work consistently* The phases most collaborative projects go through* The nature of collaborative leadership

Tables, Figures, and Exhibits.Preface.Acknowledgments.The Author.Part I: Working Across Boundaries.1. Why Collaborate? And Why Now?2. One Example of CollaborationThat Makes a Difference.3. The Challenges of Successful Collaboration.Part II: A Framework for Collaborationin the Real World.4. A Framework for Collaboration.5. Getting the Basics Right.6. Forming Open, Trusting Relationships Amongthe Principals.7. Developing High Stakes.8. Creating a Constituency for Collaboration.9. Building Collaborative Leadership.Part III: Key Collaboration Issues and Tasks.10. Phases in the Collaboration Journey.11. More Keys to Successful Collaboration.12. Collaboration Within a Single Organization.13. Toward a Collaborative Culture.Resources.A. Four Methods That Promote Collaboration.B. Some Questions and Answers ConcerningCollaboration.C. Collaborative Assessment Tool.D. The Research Base for This Book.Bibliography.Index.