Open Access — Free
How to lead public-private-citizen collaboration — with lessons from Bhutan and beyond on building coalitions that actually work.
Author: Robert Klitgaard
Year: 2022
Publisher: THE ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNANCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, a premier leadership institute and a think tank, was established by His Majesty the King in 2013. The first of its kind in the country, RIGSS is an autonomous, not-for-profit institute to promote excellence in leadership, governance, and strategic studies. It conducts executive training programs and carries out research on the accomplishments and future directions for governance. RIGSS gladly offers Bold and Humble as a global open-access publication.
Topics:Governance, Collaboration, Public-Private Partnership, Leadership, Civic Action
About This Book
Most serious problems today — climate change, corruption, poverty, public health — cannot be solved by governments alone, businesses alone, or citizens alone. They require bold collaboration across all three sectors, led by people humble enough to listen, learn, and share credit. Bold and Humble draws on case studies from Bhutan and beyond to show how public-private-citizen coalitions can be built, sustained, and made to work. Klitgaard offers practical guidance on leadership styles, coalition structures, and the common pitfalls that cause promising collaborations to collapse. Now available as a free open-access ebook and free audiobook — because the ideas inside should reach as many people as possible. Published by THE ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNANCE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, Bhutan.
Praise
“Bold and Humble is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand how to build effective coalitions for change. Klitgaard combines rigorous analysis with compelling storytelling.”
Richard Zeckhauser, Harvard Kennedy School
“A statement I made a couple of years ago is as true today as ever. Robert Klitgaard is one of those rare professors who harnesses rigorous academic inquiry to big human questions. With each new work, Klitgaard further journeys far beyond the status of academic intellectual to the role of wise teacher from whom we can all learn.’’
JIM COLLINS, author of Good to Great, co-author of Built to Last
“This engaging and informative book is both highly accessible to a wide range of readers and extremely useful for citizens and public servants who want to help solve problems and leave the world a better place.”
JENNIFER WIDNER, Princeton University and Director of Innovations for Successful Societies
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