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Soft Skills Support Hard Leadership Challenges

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What can we do to ensure they have the skills to understand a challenging landscape and make the wise decisions needed for success? Lately, I’ve been speaking and writing about the importance of emotional intelligence and how the softer skills add a critical dimension to digital initiatives. How do we bring novice players up to speed?

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Five practices for professional growth within your organization 

Candid

While there are circumstances when leaving an organization is the only viable option for nonprofit professionals, its worth considering internal growth opportunities. Professional growth can include developing new skills, taking on stretch assignments, learning from peers, and advocating for promotions.

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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Most CEOs are lucky enough to have a mentor or two in their past. The rise of diversity, equity, and inclusion as a priority, coupled with the imperative to utilize talent more effectively, signals the need for a more deliberate approach to mentoring. Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships?

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Overqualified and underchallenged? Here’s how to make it work

Fast Company Tech

We spoke to 10 professionals whove been thereand came out stronger. Her advanced skills perfectly filled their gap, and her job satisfaction soared within weeks, if not days. This isn’t about showing off but finding pockets where extra skills create unexpected value while keeping intellectually engaged.

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Ask yourself these four questions to figure out if you are fulfilling your full potential

Fast Company Tech

On the other hand, if we ask an average leader or HR professional how to define or explain potential, we are unlikely to get a logical, rational, or scientifically valid answer. Ask direct, uncomfortable questions like: Based on my skills and progress, would you hire me? If theyre ahead, ask why: Is it better skills?

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Your Nonprofit Team: Attracting, Retaining Talent

The NonProfit Times

With competition for skilled professionals rising and work environments shifting, finding and keeping great talent takes more than just passion. When employees share their positive experiences, it naturally enhances your reputation, attracting like-minded professionals eager to contribute. It takes strategy.

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What leadership skills do nonprofit emerging leaders need to succeed?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Are leadership skills different for emerging “Millennial” leaders than for people from different generations? The report offers some great tips and advice to those managing emerging leaders on how to mentor them. Or is there a set of skills fundamental to every level? Flickr Photo by Flower Factor.

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