{"product_id":"institutional-intelligence-how-to-build-an-effective-organization-paperback","title":"Institutional Intelligence: How to Build an Effective Organization - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGordon T. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInstitutions matter.\u003c\/b\u003e But we often view them somewhat cynically, perhaps as a necessary evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn truth, institutions remain essential to human flourishing. They are the very means by which communities thrive, individual vocations are fulfilled, and society is changed for the good. We all must learn the wisdom of working effectively within institutions--what Gordon Smith calls \u003ci\u003einstitutional intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book Smith unlocks the essential elements of how institutions function in a productive, healthy manner. Focusing on the nonprofit sector, he shows how team leaders, directors, executives, board members, key stakeholders, and employees can avoid what is often their greatest source of stress on the job--working with the institutional character of their organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChurch staff, educators, and those in service agencies can all thrive by understanding these dynamics instead of fighting against them. By developing institutional intelligence, we and those around us can not only flourish personally but also fulfill a larger mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGordon T. Smith is the president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, Alberta, where he also serves as professor of systematic and spiritual theology. He is an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. His many books include \u003ci\u003eCourage and Calling\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWisdom from Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEvangelical, Sacramental, and Pentecostal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779282534688,"sku":"9780830847143","price":33.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ff1c758ec9f6d3934bede0a6f103a86e.webp?v=1780514648","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/institutional-intelligence-how-to-build-an-effective-organization-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}