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Tough cookies : leadership lessons from 100 years of the Girl Scouts / Kathy Cloninger.

Title:

Tough cookies :

Author:

Cloninger, Kathy.

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

ix, 181 pages : ill ; 22 cm.

ISBN:

9781118000045

Production / Publication Information:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2011.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Leadership out of balance -- How I got here -- Talk less, listen more -- A logical conclusion -- Facing the brutal truths -- Trust me, this is going to work -- What to keep, and what to let go -- Oh, yeah? Prove it!

Summary:

"Full of inspired wisdom, Tough Cookies describes the Girl Scouts' transformative journey to become and integrated, unified movement for girls. Learn how this massive non-profit addressed its most pressing challenges, including how to rebrand itself not just as a gaggle of cute girls selling cookies and camping, but as the most important organization for girl culture; create the world's best personal leadership development model for girls; provide efficient and effective governance to deliver scouting to girls; make it easier for volunteers to lead troops; attract donors; remain democratic and mission-focused throughout the merger process....Discover how lessons from Girl Scouts of the USA can help your organization achieve such lasting success"--Dust jacket.

Language:

English

Corporate Subject:

Girl Scouts of the United States of America -- Administration.

Girl Scouts of the United States of America -- History.

Subject Term:

Nonprofit organizations -- Management.

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Fundamental principles for how Girl Scouts USA is run and why it's so successful

Millions of American businesswomen, thought leaders, and politicians received their first lessons in salesmanship, money management, marketing, teamwork, and fulfillment in the Girl Scouts. The Girls Scouts has shaped the lives of more than 50 million alumnae alive today. Eighty percent of American female senior business executives and business owners are former Girl Scouts. In March 2012, the Girl Scouts will celebrate their 100th anniversary. Tough Cookies captures the essence of this iconic organization and the principles that have allowed them to build and sustain a 100-year-old organization.

Under current CEO Kathy Cloninger's leadership, the Girl Scouts has transformed and enhanced its ability to develop leadership in young women. Tough Cookies outlines the rise of the Girl Scouts, this recent and dramatically successful shift, and lessons that are applicable to make any business or organization a success.

An inspiring story of the Girl Scouts founding, along with leadership and business lessons that can be applied to organizations of any size No other organization compares to Girl Scouts in size, experience, and resources devoted to developing leadership skills Publication coincides with the 100-year anniversary of GSUSA

What can your business learn from the Girl Scouts?

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
1 Leadership out of Balance	p. 1
2 How I Got Here	p. 15
3 Talk Less, Listen More	p. 37
4 A Logical Conclusion	p. 57
5 Facing the Brutal Truths	p. 73
6 ôTrust Me, This Is Going to Workö	p. 91
7 What to Keep, and What to Let Go	p. 113
8 Oh, Yeah? Prove It!	p. 131
9 Shaking the Money Tree	p. 145
10 Girl Scout, Phone Home	p. 157
About the Author	p. 169
Index	p. 171

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