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Soft Skills Support Hard Leadership Challenges

.orgSource

Focus on Mentoring Sue is a relationship builder. Mentoring is something I am passionate about,” Sue advised. It gives them the tools to be communicators who can address conflict and understand the nuances of dialogue and discussion. It was a great way to give them new tools. ASAPS had a leadership training program.

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Mastering Nonprofit Board Recruitment: A Strategic Guide for Executive Directors

Bloomerang

Here’s a detailed breakdown of critical steps to prepare: Understand organizational goals and governance needs: Begin by peering into the core of your organization. Consider using scoring rubrics or structured interview protocols to standardize evaluations and minimize bias to keep things equitable. Provide the right tools.

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How to Become a Nonprofit Leader

The Modern Nonprofit

The lack of structure can be challenging. Find a mentor. Similarly, Cendana’s advice to those interested in pursuing executive leadership roles is to find an executive director who is willing to mentor you. Mentors can make introductions for you and give you key insights that would take you years to learn on your own.

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Brilliant Careers Are Built With Bold Moves

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Speaking about the book, Hunter Arscott states that it will equip you with the tools to navigate the workplace strategically and successfully, despite challenges and setbacks. It can also be used for those who coach, mentor, counsel and advise early career women, with insights and exercises for those you are supporting.

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What strategies can nonprofits enact to retain millennials?

ASU Lodestar Center

There is evidence that millennials thrive in flatter organizational structures with shared governance and peer to peer collaboration. Leaders should evaluate work schedules as a tool to improve retention among millennials. Mentorship programs have also been identified as a strategy to engage millennials.

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: The Generational Divide (Panel Discussion)

Amy Sample Ward

Suzy : I know many people think the boomers like structure in the work place, we are concerned with making money – but we were the age of Aquarius! When you take on a job in a nonprofit, you’re normally doing a lot more than you signed for without a lot of structure. Perhaps there is more that connects us than divides us?

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Research Friday: Leadership Development & Performance Management - Reflections from Daring to Lead 2011

ASU Lodestar Center

Guiding, supporting, mentoring, and coaching staff is indeed rewarding. Not only will performance management processes help to mitigate problems when they occur, they also provide leaders with tools and a framework to do more of the things they enjoy — developing and supporting staff. Like this article? Get another!