What You Need to Know When Negotiating Your First Contract Extension
by Alan Davis and Jolene Knapp Did you know that negotiating your first contract extension as a nonprofit CEO is one of the most impactful conversations you will have with your board? It is customary [...]
Why Making A Vision Board is the Smartest Thing You’ll Do This Year
Why Making A Vision Board is the Smartest Thing You'll Do This Year by Vinay Kumar, Elizabeth Lucas, Deborah Nystrom When successful athletes execute any winning moves, they repeatedly visualize themselves making those moves in [...]
Are You Flying Blind? The Challenge of Giving and Receiving Feedback
Second in a Series on Leadership Feedback By Vinay Kumar and Jean Frankel Have you ever had an experience similar to this? It’s late in the day and your time has been spent in some [...]
Hot Tips for Strategic Planning
It’s your job to set the association’s future direction. These tips will get you started. by Jean S. Frankel (Originally published in Associations Now) What is strategic planning? It is a process of defining an [...]
Becoming a More Effective Leader – Part 1 of 3
Becoming a More Effective Leader By Vinay Kumar and Jean Frankel As leadership coaches, we find that many forward-thinking, growth-minded leaders want honest constructive feedback so that they know where they need to improve in [...]
Seven Ways New Non-Profit Leaders Succeed The First Year on the Job – Part 3 of 3
This is the third of three blog posts offering you timeless steps for getting off to a good start with your own leadership onboarding program. Part One covers 1) leader listening and 2) communicating. Part [...]