This is the second of a six-part series exploring the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of inspiring leadership in the nonprofit sector. Read the other articles here: Inspiring Leadership: A crucial competency Inspiring Leadership: Listen deeply Inspiring Leadership: Be brave Inspiring...
Want to learn more on this subject? We partnered with the author for a free webinar. Click here to watch the recording. When asked if she could take on just this one extra load of work, Jo wanted to say no...
If you run, work at or belong to a nonprofit in the province of British Columbia, then you are likely intensely aware of the need to conform to the new regulations set out in the updated BC Societies Act. For...
Motiving yourself to get to work and do what’s required of you is enough of a challenge some days. Add to that motivating less than eager employees and it’s no wonder you are exhausted by the end of your day!...
Getting employees to do the work you require of them can sometimes feel like pulling teeth or babysitting. Neither of which are the professions you signed up for as a leader. It can be frustrating and exhausting to remind, urge,...
Want to learn more on this topic? We partnered with the author for a free webinar. Click here to watch the recording. When we think about self care, we focus far too often on things like having massages, going to yoga,...
When recruiting chief executives for not-for-profit organizations, I pose one key question to each candidate: Are you truly passionate and committed to the organization’s mission and its work? This is fundamental. As a not-for-profit CEO, you will be eating and...
In an attempt to move beyond the caricature of the founder who won’t let go of the organization they started, even to the detriment of the organization itself, we looked at what was behind Founders’ Syndome in a recent article...
Google’s goal is to give the best information to answer a searcher’s question. Google has to sift through millions of websites and deliver the most appropriate websites in descending order. How does Google do that? They have an algorithm. The...
Few figures are more caricatured in the nonprofit world than the founder who won’t let go of the organization they started, even to the detriment of the organization itself. While this is a very real experience in many organizations, it...
