Working Hard–and Working Well Book Reviews
David's book adds tremendous value to the sector. He demands that nonprofits start asking hard questions and making difficult decisions.
--Nell Edgington
July 24, 2013
Dig into Performance Management with New Book
Alliance Magazine encourages folks to “dig into Performance Management” with the book, in which “David Hunter turns his experience and conviction into a framework for achieving and maintaining high performance.” | Read moreMarch 27, 2013
Making Performance Management Work for Nonprofits
Nell Edgington at Social Velocity reviews the book, saying it “adds tremendous value to the sector.” | Read moreMarch 7, 2013
What is your organization’s “One Metric That Matters”?
Beth Kanter says Working Hard—and Working Well describes performance assessment in a way that won’t “make it seem scary or worse—boring.” | Read moreQuotes From Leaders Like You
“Managing to outcomes is not about simply counting things or gathering information. And it is not about satisfying funders. It is an internal effort aimed at figuring out what works and what doesn’t, so that the organization can provide the best possible services to its clients”
“You have to have undying passion for the population you’re serving. We can spend time patting ourselves on the back for the 85 percent of the kids who are doing really well in our program. But we need to be as concerned about the 15 percent who aren’t succeeding and learn how we can improve for them.”
“Through a process of self-reflection, our board members asked themselves fundamental questions: How can we improve? How can we make a greater impact?”
“Every day, you have to say, ’How can we do this more efficiently and more effectively?’ It’s in our DNA.”
“Any school in the country can do this. And it breaks my heart that we’re not [all] doing this!”
“Stories substituting for facts is like fingernails on a chalkboard for me!”
“You’re taking someone else’s money to get into somebody else’s life to try to make a difference. You better be showing you can make a difference!”