{"product_id":"stories-of-transformative-leadership-in-the-human-services-why-the-glass-is-always-full-9781412970167","title":"Stories of Transformative Leadership in the Human Services: Why the Glass Is Always Full","description":"Certain to excite and inspire both students entering the human services field and seasoned non-profit professionals, \u003cstrong\u003eStories of Transformative Leadership in the Human Services: Why the Glass Is Always Full\u003c\/strong\u003e is the first full-length leadership book to focus on the unique challenges of the public and non-profit executive, manager, and educator. Written in a lively story-telling style, the book develops a leadership model for those who inspire without bonuses and seek a powerful legacy through people's lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing real-life vignettes drawn from actual experiences, the stories in this book distill important lessons and unfold in a powerful manner that will resonate with any professional asked to work harder . . . with a smaller budget. Questions woven through each story connect to the book's more theoretical material on leadership, personal mastery, and community-building. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Burghardt,Willie Tolliver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412970167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 pg. 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Burghardt, PhD, is professor of social work at the Hunter College School of Social Work and partner of the Leadership Transformation Group, is a recognized expert on community organizing, democratic leadership, and popular education. He has taught, trained, consulted, and organized with both grass roots community groups and large scale public agencies on new models of practice throughout his career. The author of seven other books and numerous articles, he has won numerous awards for his teaching on community organizing through popular education, political economy of social welfare, and theories of social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44409702973555,"sku":"9781412970167","price":264.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8cb49eec-2a72-4563-bfe2-e8285db4e02d.jpg?v=1771937442","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/stories-of-transformative-leadership-in-the-human-services-why-the-glass-is-always-full-9781412970167","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}