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Nonprofit vs. For-profit Executive Search: What’s the Difference?

N2Growth Blog

While technical competencies and leadership acumen are essential in any executive role, nonprofits often require additional skills specific to their sector. While particular skills, such as leadership, strategic thinking, and communication, are essential for any executive role, specific competencies are necessary in the nonprofit sector.

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10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program

Great Leadership By Dan

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Here are 10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program: 1. Start with a solid research foundation.

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Enhancing Board Performance: Strategies for Effective Board Evaluations

N2Growth Blog

Furthermore, board evaluations enable a comprehensive assessment of board processes, including governance practices, committee structures, and decision-making processes. Providing board members with a comprehensive framework and clear instructions on participating in the evaluation will help gather honest and unbiased feedback.

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Share Team Building Ideas

Let's Grow Leaders

If you find yourself on a dysfunctional team, or just want to get a new team off to a great start, ask yourself the following three questions from Susan Mazza of Random Acts of Leadership. You may discover that your team is nothing more than a committee in disguise. If so, now you’ll know exactly how to correct course.

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Unlocking Corporate Social Responsibility: 10 Impactful Ways to Give Back as a Business Owner

Strategy Driven

Community awards examples include Business of the Year Award, Excellence in Leadership and Service Award, Small Business of the Year Award, New Business of the Year Award, and Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Support Local Charities and Nonprofits Charities and nonprofits operate with donations from other companies.

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Making Teams Work: What’s Your Type and Decision Vision?

The Practical Leader

In Working with Emotional Intelligence , Daniel Goleman reports on a study by the Center for Creative Leadership of top American and European leaders whose careers derailed, “the inability to build and lead a team was one of the most common reasons for failure.” They’re groups, committees, boards, councils, or task forces.

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Leading a Board of Directors

Great Leadership By Dan

You need them to operate as a great team, not functionaries. Operational boards are more valuable than governance boards. You want a collegial team around you that is motivated to participate and contribute, not content to sit back and listen to your canned presentations. It’s a tough audience. What do you do?