Meeting the Job Challenges of Nonprofit Leaders: A Fieldbook on Strategies and Actions

Chapter 8

Self

Figure 6: Self

Use of Influence and Power

Issue: The degree of collaboration involved in program planning and implementation often requires getting work done through and with people over whom one may have no authority or formal power. Organizational cultures that prioritize consensus-building can also create hesitancy among nonprofit leaders to use their formal leadership positions to get things done.

Why it matters: Increasingly, collaboration and partnerships are becoming staples in the nonprofit world. Cross-functional and cross-program teams within organizations are commonly used. These approaches to work mean getting things ...