This article provides detailed information on board committees.
No matter your title or role, there are plenty of opportunities while working at a nonprofit organization for you to serve as a leader. Whether you are directing a board, chairing a committee, managing a team, or coordinating a project, the goal is always the same — to lead effectively.
Coaching is used to inspire and empower people and organizations. When volunteer managers utilize coaching skills, they maximize their team’s potential. Learn and practice several skills that can be put into use immediately.
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Learn how an interim executive director or CEO may be beneficial to your organization in a time of executive transition. Dr. Jackie Eder-Van Hook also shares guidelines for selecting an interim executive.
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Read examples of the concerns and misunderstandings about succession planning expressed by CEOs, senior staff and board members. Then, learn how to have a conversation that addresses these issues.
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This report is designed to help organizations and their leaders take practical steps to reflect on their assumptions, motives and needs in order to create workable solutions for choosing and managing an extended executive exit. The insights, advice and tools are all designed from a fundamental recognition that there are three sets of interests that need to be balanced in any solution –the Board representing the organization, the exiting leader, and the incoming leader. These are the key decision-makers about whether the departing director will stay in the organization after they leave positional power.
This report includes key findings from a series of interviews in which pairs of leaders (exiting and incoming) were questioned about the quality and impact of their experience with extended transition. You’ll also find five tools for assessment and reflection.
The Emerging Leaders Playbook offers a comprehensive guide for emerging leaders and their supervisors to help them make sense of the changing nature of leadership. The Playbook offers practical tools grounded in research, and accompanied by systems of support to guide reflection, growth, and organizational best practices.
The Playbook also includes numerous, additional resources related to each objective.
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