Managing to Change the World by Alison Green & Jerry Hauser Summary
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Transform your nonprofit's impact with Alison Green's management bible - where idealism meets results-driven strategy. Beloved by executive directors nationwide for its practical tools and sample scripts that nonprofit leaders swear changed their organizations more than any inspirational speech ever could.
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The Leadership Revolution: Getting Results Through Others
Leadership isn't a mysterious talent-it's a learnable skill. Managing to Change the World cuts through management mythology with a refreshingly practical approach: your job isn't to do everything yourself but to achieve results through others. In a world where 60% of new managers receive zero training before promotion, this straightforward framework has become essential reading for organizations transforming passionate advocates into effective leaders. The fundamental paradox? To succeed as a manager, you must be more hands-on with communication and expectations while simultaneously becoming more hands-off with execution. This counterintuitive balance-guiding more while doing less-creates the foundation for everything that follows.
The Delegation Dance: From Assignment to Ownership
Crafting Meaningful Roles and Smart Goals
Building a High-Performance Culture
Creating Management Systems That Work
The People Equation: Hiring, Developing, Retaining
The Heart of Management: Results Above All
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"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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