Review
"In the revised edition of Strategic Planning for Public and Non-Profit organizations, John Bryson has taken a first-rate organizational resource to a higher level. The new material in change, implementation, and leadership complements his detailed and practical discussion of planning techniques and processes. This book is now the complete guide for strategic management in public and non-profit organizations." —James L. Perry, Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, and editor, Handbook of Public Administration

"When I'm asked for advice on strategic planning for government or nonprofits, the very first resource I recommend is John Bryson's book. It is a must-have tool for anyone working toward the common good." —Beverly Stein, chair, Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, Portland, Oregon

"Bryson's book is an extremely useful and lucid introduction to strategic planning. It will open the door for many people to a new and more productive way of preparing for the future than rlying on conventional planning and management techniques." —Judith Innes, Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, and director, Institute of Urban and Regional Development, University of California, Berkeley

"Strategic planning for Public and Non-Profit Organizations is already a classic, and the new revised edition reconfirms John Bryson's place as the international leader in the field." —Paul C. Light, Director, Public Policy Program, The Pew Charitable Trusts

"Bryson's book presents a ver thoughtful and thorough approach to strategic planning for public and nonprofit organizations. It's an extremely useful reference and guide." —Bryan Barry, Director, Services to Organizations, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

"John Bryson's work illuminates the path to sound strategic planning for those of us in government who want to improve the quality and lower the cost of public services. Bryson's insights also serve as an excellent guide to transforming seemingly immutable constraints into opportunities. His emphasis on the link between strategic planning and leadership is right on the mark." —David R. Riemer, Chief of Staff to the Mayor, Milwukee, Wisconsin


Book Description
Shows leaders and managers of public and nonprofit organizations both how and why they should use strategic planning to improve the performance of their organizations. This expanded edition includes many examples to illustrate both successful and unsuccessful planning efforts, while new chapters address planning implementation, strategy evaluation and reassessment, and key leadership roles vital to effective strategic planning. In addition, the author presents a planning process used successfully by many public and nonprofit organizations--the Strategy Change Cycle--along with detailed guidance on its application.


From the Inside Flap
Since John M. Bryson's widely acclaimed Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations was first published in 1988, it has been reprinted nine times and has become the standard book in the field. This thoroughly revised and expanded second edition sets the pace and combines information on leadership, strategic planning, and tools that can help leaders and followers enhance organizational achievement.Bryson shows how leaders and managers of public and nonprofit organizations can use strategic planning to strengthen their organizations. In this expanded edition, the author includes many new examples of successful and unsuccessful strategic planning practices. In addition, this volume offers entirely new chapters that address the implementation of strategic planning, reassess strategies and the strategic planning process, and outline the key leadership roles that must be undertaken if strategic planning is to be effective. This book outlines the reasons public and nonprofit organizations should embrace strategic planning as a way of improving their performance and presents an effective planning process--Strategy Change Cycle--that has been successfully implemented by a large number of public and nonprofit organizations. Bryson offers detailed guidance on applying the process, describing specific tools and techniques that will prove invaluable.The author discusses the major roles that must be played by individuals and groups for strategic planning to be successful and gives specific guidance on how this can be accomplished. And he clarifies the method by which strategic planning can be institutionalized so that strategic thought and action will be encouraged and embraced within the entire organization.Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations will be an invaluable resource for leaders, managers, policymakers, and planners in public agencies (such as state and local governments) and in nonprofit organizations (including hospitals a


From the Back Cover
John M. Bryson shows leaders and managers of public and nonprofit organizations both how and why they should use strategic planning to improve the performance of their organizations. This expanded edition includes many examples to illustrate both successful and unsuccessful planning efforts, while new chapters address planning implementation, strategy evaluation and reassessment, and key leadership roles vital to effective strategic planning. In addition, the author presents a planning process used successfully by many public and nonprofit prganizations--Strategy Change Cycle--along with detailed guidance on its application.A companion workbook, Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan, is also available from Jossey-Bass.


About the Author
JOHN M. BRYSON is a professor of Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis. He consults widely on leadership and strategic planning with public, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations in the United States and abroad. He is the author of Strategic Planning for Not-for-Profit Organizations (1994) and Successful Strategic Planning: A Guide for Nonprofit Agencies and Organizations (1993).

ANNOTATION

Since John Bryson's widely acclaimed Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations was first published in 1988, it has been reprinted nine times and has become the standard book in the field. This thoroughly revised edition sets the pace and combines information on leadership, strategic planning, and tools that can help leaders and followers enhance organizational achievement.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Shows leaders and managers of public and nonprofit organizations both how and why they should use strategic planning to improve the performance of their organizations. This expanded edition includes many examples to illustrate both successful and unsuccessful planning efforts, while new chapters address planning implementation, strategy evaluation and reassessment, and key leadership roles vital to effective strategic planning. In addition, the author presents a planning process used successfully by many public and nonprofit prganizations--the Strategy Change Cycle--along with detailed guidance on its application.