On Course (Paperback)
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Waypoint Governance Press, 2026
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Paperback. Why do capable nonprofit leaders, committed boards, and well-run organizations still struggle?In On Course, Cam Cruickshank introduces the Compass Governance Framework, a practical new approach to nonprofit governance, board leadership, and organizational effectiveness.Most governance advice begins inside the boardroom, with meetings, committees, policies, recruitment, and best-practice checklists. Those tools matter, but they do not always explain why the same leadership, financial, strategic, and governance problems keep returning.The Compass Governance Framework begins with a different idea: the environment shapes what the organization needs.Using the familiar metaphor of a journey, On Course helps nonprofit board members and executives see the organization as a connected whole. Every organization has a purpose, a destination, a strategic map, an organizational vehicle, executive leadership, a governance system, a crew, and a dashboard. Strong governance depends on understanding how those elements work together and whether they fit the conditions in which the organization must fulfill its mission.The book also challenges a common assumption in nonprofit leadership: that bigger, more complex, and more sophisticated organizations are necessarily better. A small, relationship-driven nonprofit may be every bit as effective as a large institution when its structure, leadership, systems, and governance are suited to its work.The objective is not growth for its own sake. The objective is congruence.Written for nonprofit board members, chief executives, foundation trustees, higher education trustees, governance professionals, and others entrusted with mission-driven organizations, On Course offers a clear framework for: Recognizing recurring organizational problems as possible symptoms of deeper issuesUnderstanding how changing external conditions affect organizational needsStrengthening board governance and executive leadershipConnecting strategic planning, organizational capacity, and performanceAsking better questions about what the organization truly needsEvery organization is on a journey. Good governance helps it stay on course. A practical guide for nonprofit boards and executives to understand why organizations struggle, connect governance and leadership to their environment, strengthen congruence, and ask better questions that keep the mission on course. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…
N° de ref. del artículo 9798234138279
- Título
- On Course (Paperback)
- Autor
- Cruickshank
- Editorial
- Waypoint Governance Press
- Año de publicación
- 2026
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 13
- 9798234138279
Why do good organizations struggle despite having capable leaders, committed boards, and accepted governance practices?
Nonprofit boards often respond to recurring problems in familiar ways. They improve meetings, revise policies, restructure committees, recruit new members, update strategic plans, or replace executive leaders. These steps may help, but they do not always address the deeper condition causing the struggle.
On Course introduces the Compass Governance Framework, a practical new way to understand the organization as a whole.
The framework begins with a simple principle: the environment shapes what the organization needs. Different organizations face different conditions, pursue different resources, and require different combinations of organizational systems, leadership, and governance. A structure that works well for one nonprofit may be entirely wrong for another.
Using the familiar metaphor of an organizational journey, On Course helps boards examine eight essential elements:
- the Compass that defines purpose;
- the Destination the organization hopes to reach;
- the Map that establishes the route;
- the Vehicle that carries the mission;
- the Driver who leads the organization;
- the Navigation System provided by the board;
- the Crew that performs the work; and
- the Dashboard that reveals whether progress is real.
Readers will learn why organizations with similar missions may need very different ways of operating, how changing environmental conditions affect organizational needs, and why leadership, systems, governance, strategy, and performance must be considered together.
The book also challenges a common assumption in organizational life: that bigger is better. In the Compass Governance Framework, a Boat is not inferior to a Bus, and a Bus is not inferior to a Plane. Each is suited to a different journey.
The objective is not growth. The objective is congruence.
Written in practical, accessible language, On Course is designed for nonprofit board members and officers, foundation trustees, higher education trustees, chief executives, executive directors, governance consultants, and others entrusted with the stewardship of mission-driven organizations.
This is not another collection of universal best practices. It is an invitation to ask a more useful question:
What does this organization need, in this environment, for this journey?
Every organization is on a journey. Good governance helps it stay on course.
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