If you’ve ever wondered whether you’d benefit from having a coach champion your life, leadership and career goals you’re not alone. While some people think of coaches as a luxury, hired only by high-powered executives in corporations and Silicon Valley, the reality is that if you work in the nonprofit, foundation or education sectors you’ll
Being a trusted performer can be lonely — whether you’re at the top of the org chart or not. You neither seek nor expect much praise. Learn why celebrating your own achievements benefits not just you, but your entire organization.
Many paths lead nonprofit and school leaders to undertake big strategic and creative work. Sometimes it’s a capital campaign, other times it’s in response to enrollment trends, or just that it’s “time” to do a new strategic plan. But the most exciting opportunities are the ones where organization leaders see a refreshed brand, visionary strategic
Every leader needs a good coach, and I am privileged to coach Dr. Anna Moore, Head of The Howard School in Atlanta, Georgia. We have worked together since the start of her first year, in which she was both new to her school and new to being the head of a school. It was a
Few leaders are fearless, but all must be brave. Being anxious is human. Our society sells us the idea that good leaders are fearless. In reality, most of us—nonprofit, foundation, and school professionals—are humble humans, with fearlessness waxing and waning based on the day. Fearlessness is unrealistic, but being brave is possible when leaders like
As you plan how you want your next year to go, put your values front and center. So many of us who work for value-driven organizations miss the opportunity to think deeply about our personal values and how those may or may not align with our daily reality. We try to separate our personal lives