Governance for Collaboratives: A Guide to Resolving Power and Conflict Issues

In Governance for Collaboratives: A Guide to Resolving Power and Conflict Issues Joan Roberts explores: * Collaboration as a tool for change (not a panacea) * Member self interest * Using collaboratives as a tool to address complex problems * Whether collaboration can provide a critical mass for large scale change * The unique characteristic of a collaborative where "everyone has a stake but no one owns it" * The convening role * The tension for collaborative partners in wearing two hats (their own organization and the collaborative) * Having the right people at the table * Organization policies for collaboratives and its member organizations * How to address power imbalances * Unlearning traditional ways of organizing

Author: Joan M. Roberts
Publisher: Joan Roberts Consulting
Published: 04/06/2010
Pages: 234
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780986527104

About the Author
Joan Roberts MA is recognized as a leader in the field of collaboration, community development and capacity building. Having spent over 25 years as a grassroots organizer, elected official, consultant, facilitator, published author, speaker and educator, she now assists collaborations, organizations and communities to meet emerging challenges. Joan holds a Masters Degree in Human Systems Intervention from Concordia University. She published Alliances Coalitions and partnerships, Building Collaborative Organizations, in 2004 and is the author of numerous articles on organizational collaboration. Find out more at: www.joanroberts.com.

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