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The Will to Govern Well
Second Edition
By Glenn H. Tecker, Paul D. Meyer, Bud Crouch and Leigh Wintz
Publication Date: August 16, 2010
Any look inside an association reveals challenges that require change in governance systems. These challenges include shifts in the balance of power, in policy making, and in measures of success. Associations must understand increasingly complex member segments and need to be able to respond to specialized needs. Increased demands for tangible benefits and bottom-line measures mean that associations need to think differently about how they create value for their members and how they measure success. The Will to Govern Well presents research into associations that have shifted from more traditional governance structures created with the intent to predict performance and replicate past successes to knowledge-based governance systems, which can more reliably function in a world characterized by rapid change. This book is about developing strategies for change in governance. It rejects the idea of wholesale revolution in favor of rapid evolution, which has the added benefit of decreasing resistance among members and stakeholders, who similarly reject such terms.
The book presents three critical themes that have emerged as key to developing the will to govern well knowledge, trust, and nimbleness providing definitions and strategies for incorporating them into governance. This second edition updates the original edition with information and insights that have been gleaned in the 10 years since its first publication. Furthermore, it includes a whole new chapter on the intelligent association, providing an evolved process for associations that have been using knowledge-based governance so routinely it has become part of the fabric of their operation. Another new feature of this edition is an emerging theory about the value proposition of associations in the 21st century.
The International Chamber of Commerce calls The Will to Govern Well “a treasury of enlightening, eye-opening, and at times startling revelations that could dramatically alter the way your association operates. Discover how today’s most successful organizations thrive and overcome challenges. Content is based on in-depth research on more than 1,000 association staff and member leaders. Inside, you’ll find:
- A new chapter to help organization leadership adopt and make real a knowledge-based culture
- A new chapter on the intelligent association that reflects contemporary environments in which
- organizations operate
- Key characteristics that set apart those associations that react to change positively and quickly
- The importance of developing governance systems controlled by tomorrow’s challenges, not
- yesterday’s rumors
- Valuable insights that demonstrate what it means to be a forward-thinking organization
The CAE Commission rates it as one of the top eight study resources for the Certified Associational Executive exam.
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