Leadership in a Nonprofit Organization 2012

Topics

• Distinguish between some of the better-known leadership theories (Fieldler`s contingency theory, Path-goal theory, Vroom-Yetton-Jago theory)
• Leadership and explain its importance
• The role of ethics in leadership
• Distinguish leadership from management and administration
• The importance of training, learning, and role-playing in leadership
• The benefits and drawbacks surrounding charismatic leadership
• The seven bases for leadership
• The impending leadership shortage in the nonprofit sector and discuss possible solutions to the problem
• Leadership issues that are especially important in the nonprofit environment
• Explain why formal authority alone does not guarantee leadership
• The leadership qualities that nonprofit leaders feel are important for success
• The nine key qualities for leadership
• The five central skills needed for effective leadership and explain ways to strengthen or develop those skills in a leader

The Leadership in a Nonprofit Organization 2012 brings together basic understanding of nonprofit organizations audience that wants to gain a basic understanding of leadership in a nonprofit setting..