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Job Satisfaction Depends Upon Your Supervisor

NonProfit PRO

I constantly relate work and leadership to coaching. I had a lengthy career working and coaching boy’s baseball at all ages as a hobby. I learned years ago that satisfied players perform to the best of their abilities. Employees do the same.

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Don’t Get Too Comfortable at the Top–AI Puts a Twist on Leadership

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leadership is how we christened the skill set we identified for success in digital markets. The leadership qualities we identified hold. In the age of AI, “Leadership will be about setting the right questions, rather than just finding the right answers.” CEO’s job is to be the most inquisitive person in the room.

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Why is leadership aspiration down among BIPOC nonprofit staff? 

Candid

In late January, the Building Movement Project (BMP) published our newest Race to Lead report on leadership aspirations among those working at nonprofit organizations. These findings raise real concerns about the future of leadership in the sector. What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?

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9 Nonprofit Leadership Skills Every Founder & Director Must Master

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Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. Without good leadership, everything falls apart. Without leadership, a small nonprofit may never reach its full potential.

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Leadership Lessons From Lisa Lutoff-Perlo's Accomplished Career

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo Some of my favorite takeaways from the book are these leadership lessons from Lutoff-Perlo: At the end of the day, everyone wants the same things in a leader regardless of gender or subject matter expertise. They also want a leader who has courage and who inspires their employees.

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Best New Leadership Book Of 2023

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. For 2023, after reading nearly 40 leadership books, my pick for this year’s best new leadership book is When Everyone Leads. Leadership is interactive, risky, and experimental.

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Why Empathy is the Key to Outstanding Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recently, we have been exploring a fascinating topic that is not only close to our hearts, but very timely due to burnout in the nonprofit sector – empathetic leadership. Empathetic leadership, to us, is about seeing through the eyes of others. Now, you might be wondering, “how do we practice empathy in our leadership styles?”