As a seemingly seismic shift in how and why people work plays out in our businesses and organizations, it is important to recognize that moving between our professional and personal worlds is easier than it seems on the surface. We are shaped and influenced as professionals, people, and leaders by a combination of nature and […]
Recently, we put together a resource on how to avoid mission creep to equip nonprofit leaders to make better strategic decisions for the health of their organizations. It outlined the dangers of mission creep and provided four key approaches for avoiding it as opportunities arise to partner with other organizations and expand their focus areas. And while […]
If you have been browsing nonprofit job boards lately you have likely come across a swath of COO job openings. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) role is not new to the nonprofit space, but it is becoming more common these days. In the past it tended to be an informal position held by another leadership […]
What will 2023 hold? From where I’m sitting, I think it makes sense to paraphrase Bette Davis from the 1950 movie All About Eve: “Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy year!” Right now, everyone is making their predictions for the coming year. But for me the thought of trying to predict […]
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Anyone who has worked for a while in the nonprofit space can tell you that it takes a toll – not only a professional toll but also a deeply personal toll. This toll goes beyond the traditional concept of “burnout” that employees in the private sector experience, cutting deeper into an employee’s psyche. The weight […]
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“Should we collaborate?” continues to be the million dollar question for nonprofits.With so many types of collaborative efforts on the table, including: This can be an incredibly difficult question to answer! Anyone in the nonprofit space can give you examples of wonderful collaborations they have been a part of where the outcome was far greater […]
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One consequence of the COVID pandemic has been to significantly amplify the industry of coaching professionals. In fact, since 2019 hiring rates for coaches have gone up by 51%. The coaching sector in general has been growing by 2.8% on average for the last five years and is now one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Why? One primary […]
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“I regret to announce – this is The End. I am going now. I bid you all a very fond farewell.”– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring In Tolkien’s famous The Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo Baggins throws an elaborate birthday party for himself that is actually a goodbye party. This is dramatically revealed during his […]
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Change used to be something we chose to do. Now change is something we are constantly a part of whether we like it or not. A Forbes article on how high-performing nonprofits get ahead of change states, “A 2016 survey from the Human Capital Institute (HCI) found nearly 80% of leaders said their organization was in a […]
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There are many questions facing an Executive Director when considering departing their organization, such as: Now, it is important to note that this article is about planned transitions because there are other considerations when approaching an unexpected leadership transition due to sudden resignation, termination, illness, or death. But the reality is that organizations in leadership transition often experience tension, […]
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