COVID-19 has caused our nonprofit businesses to shift in ways we may have never imagined. As you lead through this challenging time, self-awareness, and the ability to identify leadership blind spots will bolster your ability to become the leader your team needs now. Are you self-aware enough to identify your leadership blind spots? Resources in this episode: John Maxwell Resources Inc.com Daniel Coleman: Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence: Animated Book Summary Leadership Blind Spots A person can have blind spots in any part of their lives, we all have them. For busines ..read more

Over the past several years, a number of studies have explored the demographic shifts affecting the nonprofit sector. The findings estimate that 50 to 75 percent of current nonprofit executive directors/ceo's/presidents will move on from their positions within the next five years. At Transcend4Good, we're encouraging boards and leaders to resist being overcome with panic during these strange times and instead to use this opportunity to talk frankly about leadership.  More than anything this crisis has highlighted "what got you here won't get you there".  Thoughtful succession pl ..read more

The COVID-19 crisis highlights the critical importance of a nonprofit board’s attention and involvement in fundraising. During this critical time, boards are taking action to ensure financial stability. Leaders are discussing strategic decisions of pausing programs, possible staff reductions, or potentially merging with other organizations. The culture of philanthropy may take on a very different meaning during this crisis with board members stepping in and up to new levels of leadership. The culture of philanthropy starts and ends with leadership at the board table, supported by the CEO/Execu ..read more

Calm, clear-headed leadership during a crisis sets the tone for your organization. It may seem natural to go into “command and control” mode but T4G suggests these three concepts for a balanced approach ..read more

As a leader, retaining staff and creating an engaging culture is critical to your organization’s success. Onboarding, the process of welcoming and integrating new employees into your organization, can be the differentiator in a competitive job market and beyond. Onboarding Benefits According to Gallup “onboarding fulfills promises made during recruitment and lays the foundation for the rest of the employee life cycle.” The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) shares that employees who benefit from a strong onboarding process are 50% more productive as new hires and are more likely to ..read more

When leaders approach this work with a true interest in maximizing mission, and from an abundance perspective, it opens the possibilities to strategic alliances or shared mission programming. What is a strategic alliance?  An alliance is a strategic restructuring that includes a formal commitment to continue, for the foreseeable future, shared or transferred decision-making power. It does not involve any change to the corporate structure of the participating organizations.  There are four areas that our sector finds alliances mutually beneficial:  An administrative ..read more