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Bagley-isms
Playing the Hand You’re Dealt
And Knowing What Game You’re Playing
Jul 28, 20254 min read
Deadlines are Lifelines
Why and How to Give Yourself and Your Team This Gift
Jul 14, 20255 min read
Shall We Dance?
Cultivating A Strong Board Chair/Executive Director Relationship
Jun 17, 20255 min read
Building a Healthy Leadership Team
Building the strength, stamina, flexibility, and stability all teams need
Jun 3, 20255 min read
How to Avoid Getting Ahead of Your Network (and Yourself)
Staying Aligned with (and Aligning) All Your Stakeholders
May 19, 20254 min read
Strong Starts Matter: Why Executive Coaching Should Be in the Offer Letter
Getting off to a good start on finding the way forward
Apr 22, 20255 min read
How to Stop Eating the Whole Responsibility Pie
How overdoing psychological centrality creates a cultural of blame and how to start fixing it
Apr 7, 20256 min read
Board Management: The Overcorrection Trap
Managing the Tension Without Overcorrecting
Mar 23, 20256 min read
Your One Sentence
Focusing your leadership to drive stronger results and personal satisfaction
Mar 9, 20255 min read
Umm … You Have How Many Programs?
One way to make space for your more impactful programming.
Feb 23, 20256 min read
Getting the Right People on the Board Bus
Asking good questions when you meet board candidates
Feb 5, 20256 min read
Your Leadership Goals – and Getting There Day by Day
Six questions to ask yourself regularly
Jan 8, 20255 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
Dec 23, 20243 min read
Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting Executive Coaching
Setting yourself up to find the right coach for you
Nov 24, 20245 min read
Four Considerations for New Leaders and Their Boards
Empowering new executives: Essential insights for leaders and their boards
Nov 13, 20244 min read
Seize the Day. Take Back Control of Your Calendar.
Three ways to improve your focus and manage your calendar
Oct 15, 20246 min read
Succession Planning – Beyond Batons, Buses, and Lotteries
Seven elements that should be part of every succession planning process.
Aug 26, 20246 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
Jul 7, 20245 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)
Jun 16, 20246 min read
How to Avoid Becoming Just Another Burned Out Nonprofit Executive Director
What I've learned about keeping nonprofit leadership fresh.
May 29, 20245 min read
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