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Mental Health Starts at the Top
CEOs who take the lead on destigmatizing mental health issues can transform their organizational culture.
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Changing Boards for a Changing World
An excerpt from How Boards Work on how boards can reform to meet the moment.
Big Ideas Are Not Enough
Having a great idea is only half of the innovation journey: For your brainchild to succeed, guard against these four implementation myths.
The Concrete Ceiling
Despite increased dialogue around racial and gender bias and discrimination, women of color struggle to advance in their careers due to the rigidity of unjust systems.
The Power of Multigenerational Teams in the Social Sector
How second careers for older adults can help nonprofit workplaces age-integrate and benefit from multigenerational mentoring.
Dignity Is the Bedrock for Workplace Belonging
A new framework identifies racial harms and other forms of discrimination in order to create work environments where everyone feels they belong. Part of an in-depth series that explains how racism operates within organizations.
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An Antidote to Orthodoxy
A new book argues that “alien” thinking can drive social change.
Leading Boards in a Virtual World
Thirteen ideas to keep boards effective and cohesive in a remote environment.
The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership
In the face of increasingly pressing systemic inequities, nonprofit boards must change the traditional ways they have worked and instead prioritize an organization's purpose, show respect for the ecosystem in which they operate, commit to equity, and recognize that power must be authorized by the people they're aiming to help.