Foreword by Martin J. Blank

In his provocative new book, visionary Hank Rubin empowers school, community, and government leaders with usable, successful models of collaboration that can boost their performance and capacity to achieve their missions and create positive systemic change. He illustrates how to cultivate mutually beneficial partnerships to ensure the success of both communities and schools.

Key features include:

• Discussion of 24 specific attributes that foster successful collaboration
• Exploration of the 12 phases of collaboration, including a checklist and practical framework
• 7 essential characteristics of effective collaborative leaders
• Definitions and discussions of the contexts and purposes of collaboration that are practical and thought-provoking