Leadership Development: Five Things All Nonprofits Should Know
Why leadership development takes courage but is the best investment a nonprofit can make.
Leadership - Articles
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Applied “Womenomics”
How Goldman Sachs deployed a far-reaching, data-driven strategy to further the cause of women’s entrepreneurship. Includes magazine extras.
What I Think About When I Think About Running
Haruki Murakami uses running as a metaphor to describe his journey as a novelist, but the metaphor works equally well for social innovation.
The Business Case for Investing in Talent
Every dollar invested in employee development yields more efficient and effective impact.
The Environmental Movement’s Unfunded Army
Why fostering diversity among senior leadership at environmental organizations is important to the success of the environmental movement.
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Centered Leadership: Leading with Purpose, Clarity, and Impact
Through stories, tools, and exercises, Centered Leadership outlines an approach for becoming an effective leader, an approach developed and utilized at McKinsey.
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The Purpose Economy: How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community Is Changing the World
The Purpose Economy describes how a new type of economy is taking shape, one that will emphasize serving the people.
Social Sabbaticals and the New Face of Leadership
A look at SAP’s corporate initiatives to develop new talent for work in emerging markets.
Structural Revolution and the Social Sector
How field-level strategies could help shift the social sector toward a relentless focus on maximizing impact.
Nothing Succeeds Like Succession
One test of a nonprofit organization hinges on whether it can manage a difficult leadership transition.