Leaders, is it lonely at the top?
Leadership is fuzzy. It can also be lonely. Have you considered the power of the power of the coaching circle?
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Hope may just be the discipline you need
Hope is not a strategy; it’s a discipline. And we can practice it every day. Use the “MVV” to ground yourself in what matters most.
The spring cleaning your mindset needs to shine
In a season of new growth and possibilities, it’s time we tidy up our perspective and refocus on our purpose.
Part 3: 1 powerful skill puts the “success” in succession
Whether you’re a board member or the incoming CEO in the trenches of transitioning, a leader’s ability to connect, communicate and build relationships with people is core to success.
Part 2: What if your new leader starts tomorrow?
What if you’ve got a new CEO starting tomorrow and there’s no plan in place? Here are a few tips to help ensure a smooth transition as you onboard your new CEO.
Part 1: Onboarding leaders in the Great Reshuffling
Just 4 simple actions today can support your organization’s leaders tomorrow. During this season of the Great Reshuffling, onboard your new leaders to thrive.
How to exchange the urgency of today for the importance of tomorrow
Has your week been filled with back-to-back meetings, unexpected interruptions and putting out fires? Stop. And focus on the road ahead.
Harness the Power to Begin Again…and Again, and Again
Happy New Year-ish? As the dust settles on the transition from 2021 to 2022, I’m finding many folks struggling with the standard “happy new year” greeting.
Board Culture: Passion vs. Purpose
The culture of niceness can keep us from leaning into the important stuff. I’m talking about people fueled by passion with high hopes of helping an organization thrive, only to find themselves in a morass after a few meetings.
Got a Case of Uncertainty Paralysis?
No matter how you slice it, non-profit governance is messy. One dynamic I see played out over and over again that holds organizations back from wise action—comes down to confusion on two fronts.
It’s the year of the hybrid—and we don’t mean cars
Whether digital or in-person, it is not the platform that matters. It’s the structure. In other words: the meeting’s design.
Light at the end of the pandemic tunnel…now what?
“My board wants to do a strategic plan in four hours. Is that possible?” A few weeks back, a prospective client sent me this question.
