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Shall We Dance?
Cultivating A Strong Board Chair/Executive Director Relationship
Jun 175 min read
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How to Avoid Getting Ahead of Your Network (and Yourself)
Staying Aligned with (and Aligning) All Your Stakeholders
May 194 min read
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Strong Starts Matter: Why Executive Coaching Should Be in the Offer Letter
Getting off to a good start on finding the way forward
Apr 225 min read
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How to Stop Eating the Whole Responsibility Pie
How overdoing psychological centrality creates a cultural of blame and how to start fixing it
Apr 76 min read
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Seize the Day. Take Back Control of Your Calendar.
Three ways to improve your focus and manage your calendar
Oct 15, 20246 min read
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Succession Planning – Beyond Batons, Buses, and Lotteries
Seven elements that should be part of every succession planning process.
Aug 26, 20246 min read
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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
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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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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?
Apr 30, 20245 min read
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It’s Lonely in the Middle–But You Don’t Have to Stay There
Six Strategies for Surviving and Thriving in the Leadership Role
Jul 17, 20235 min read
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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.
May 18, 20235 min read
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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
Feb 17, 20236 min read
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