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Insights + Reflections
Dec 23, 20243 min read
Three Questions to Ask Yourself During the Hustle and Bustle of Year-End
Three ways to stay focused during your busiest times of year
Nov 24, 20245 min read
Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting Executive Coaching
Setting yourself up to find the right coach for you
Nov 13, 20244 min read
Four Considerations for New Leaders and Their Boards
Empowering new executives: Essential insights for leaders and their boards
Aug 26, 20246 min read
Succession Planning – Beyond Batons, Buses, and Lotteries
Seven elements that should be part of every succession planning process.
Jul 7, 20245 min read
Meeting and Setting Expectations – Six Ways to Strike a Better Balance
Ways to keep your organization purposeful and evolving in the face of the many demands it faces
Jun 16, 20246 min read
What Are You Telling Yourself?
One technique for staying centered in the face of the ups and downs of your job (and life)
May 29, 20245 min read
How to Avoid Becoming Just Another Burned Out Nonprofit Executive Director
What I've learned about keeping nonprofit leadership fresh.
Apr 30, 20245 min read
Working With Your New Board of Directors – the First Ninety Days
You do not have much time to spend on your board in your first three months. How can your spend limited time strategically?
Mar 19, 20246 min read
Nine Questions To Help Jumpstart the Executive Director Review Process
How to make sure you're not one of the nearly 50% of nonprofit leaders who do not have an annual review
Mar 4, 20246 min read
Five Things To Do When You Interview Executive Coaches
Quick guide to knowing when the time is right to look for a coach and how to find the right one.
Sep 5, 20234 min read
Board and Executive Director – Who’s Managing Who?
Building an Effective Partnership with Your Board of Directors
Jul 17, 20236 min read
It’s Lonely in the Middle – Six Ways To Thrive, Not Just Survive, as a Nonprofit Executive Director
How to feel supported as you manage the many demands of the Executive Director life.
May 18, 20235 min read
So, You Want to Be a Nonprofit Executive Director …
How an executive director actually spends their time and what you can do to prepare yourself now.
Feb 17, 20236 min read
The Party's Over - Knowing When and How to Make a Graceful Exit From The Executive Director Role
What to look for in your organization and yourself as you begin to think about transitioning
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