Surviving to Thriving ⎢Nonprofit Leadership

Have you been avoiding that tough, awkward and potentially tricky conversation with someone on the board? Your job is to have effective conversations with your board, which means they will sometimes be challenging. How do you do it? In this episode, you’ll learn how to have brave board conversations with governance expert Heather Terrence. ABOUT: Heather Heather Terrence is a Certified Association...

How do you achieve your goals? You take action! If you just wrote your goals down and filed them...chances are you won't be all that successful! Instead, keep working on them. Create daily action steps for your leadership goals so that you can move from intention to behaviour! LINKS BOOK RECOMMENDATION:  Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It https://tinyurl.com/y3jg2t7o The...

Beyond organizational goals and personal goals, women leading in nonprofits also need to set individual leadership goals. Learn 3 key strategies to help you achieve your leadership goals quickly! In this episode, you’ll learn how to set shorter-term goals connected to the outcome you desire, with the daily to day habits that will help you achieve your goals. LINKS The Training Library Membership S...

To develop your confidence, you must become more competent in an area and have the courage to practice those skills. Have you done that in some area of your leadership this year? It’s time to measure, so you can see progress and identify areas for growth. In this episode, I give you 5 questions to help you measure your confidence growth and plan for further growth. LINKS Episode mentioned # 7 - Co...

Women leaders: How did your personal and professional growth and development fair given 2020’s events? 2020 has been a year!!! That’s a huge understatement. However, it’s in the challenges and struggles that we grow!  So, how did you grow, develop or change?   This episode allows you to reflect on the year through the lens of your development. LINKS   The Training Library Membership Site https://w...

Many leaders in the nonprofit sector are on the edge of burnout. In part, that is due to the continuous cycle of crisis, drama and fires that leaders must deal with on a day-to-day basis.   To ward off burnout, you need to get ahead of the challenges. That begins with your mindset. Managing what is going on in your mind will help you manage what's going on in your world. But how do you do that? In...

There are times when the named leader of a team needs to step back and allow others to lead! That’s when you become a follower!  In last week’s episode, Bill Scott talked about the different types of leadership power. This week, in part 2, he transitions into why leaders sometimes need to be followers and give us some ideas on doing that. If you missed the first part, you’ll find it here https://w...

Leadership power!  You have it as a leader but are you using it, and are you exercising the right kind of power in the most effective ways? In this episode, you will learn about the five types of power and show up in nonprofit leadership in effective ways and sometimes not effective ways. This episode is part one of a two-part series with my colleague Bill Scott. In the next episode, Bill will tal...

When you are in the current mess of things, it's hard to see how far you've come or even who we’ve been in service to! Today I encourage you to pause and... Remember what you've already been through! See how much you've grown.  Reflect on what you've learned. Leadership is a journey. Don't forget to stop and enjoy the view as you climb! LINKS The Training Library Membership Site https://www.kathya...

Women leaders hold themselves back from career advancement. Lack of confidence, imposter syndrome and even guilt keep women from reaching their full potential. Anna Gordon's on a mission to change that! Anna says you're not stuck because you're lazy, unskilled or unmotivated. You're stuck because you haven't embraced your value...yet. Tune into this podcast to learn Anna's 3 "T" Plan to help women...

Make better use of daily choice points! We all have choice points many times throughout our day. These are points in our day where we make decisions. The problem is that most of our choice points are unconscious! We need to make them more intentional so that we can make better decisions.  In this episode, you’ll learn 3 questions to ask yourself to ensure you make conscious choices more effectivel...

Spinning your wheels on the same task when you’ve run out of steam is not helping you be productive nor useful. It also causes you to react without the big picture thinking so necessary for effective leadership! In this episode, you’ll learn a quick strategy to help you refocus on what matters most. That way, you can ditch reactionary mode and respond with confidence, composure and clarity! LINKS:...

You'll feel more confident and capable when you build an ongoing system of gathering feedback, spending time in self-reflection, learning from the feedback and then turning around and heading back into relationships with others and the work you do with new perspectives, plans and purpose.  But you won't find the time to do that. You'll need to MAKE the time. In this episode, I'll teach you how to...

“Reflective practice is the ability to reflect on one's actions so as to engage in a process of continuous learning” according to Wikipedia. That continuous learning is a critical component of developing your leadership capacity! So how do you do self-reflective practice anyhow? In this episode, I’m going to share two tools to help you! LINKS: Episode # 28 - Why self-reflective practice is a MUST...

Self-reflective practice allows you to dump your brain's contents out, so you can sort through it. This awareness gives the leader an edge! That's because your inner game, what is going on in our minds and our body, heart and souls, run the outer game; what you say and do and how you act. The more conscious you are of your inner game, the more intentional you can be with your outer game! That make...

Do you strategically plan your career advancement? If you answered no, you are like the majority of leaders today. But if you don't, who will? In this episode, Paul Nazareth will tell us why leaders should pay for their own Personal Development training. Paul will use the following framework of the 5 C's of Career Advancement to show you how to plan your career advancement strategically! Competenc...

Adding wellness micro-moments into your day is as easy at 1, 2, 3 when you follow these three quick tips for adding wellness at work! When you do, you will increase your ability to: Stay energized Be focused Maintain your composure! LINKS:WEBINAR: Stress management on the fly! https://kathyarcher.lpages.co/monthlywebinar2020-09/ Episode # 24 - Overlooked Leadership Competencies You Need to Pay Att...

To be confident and composed, you need to be energized, focus, and keep your cool.  You can’t do that on an empty tank! You must learn to recharge throughout your workday to be the most effective leader you can be.  In this episode, I teach you 3 strategies to add wellness habits into your workday! They are easy, ​quick and doable and have a tremendous impact! I promise! Tune in to learn more! LIN...

Of course, we want to focus on achieving results and being effective communicators. Those are essential competencies to grow and develop as a leader. Other leadership competencies are often overlooked.  In this episode, I dive deeper into 3 of those competencies that we lose sight of that are critical foundational skills that help you build others.  Tune in to learn more! LINKS Episode # 5 - 3 App...

We know that relationships are essential in the work we do as nonprofit leaders. Sometimes we seem to forget that as we become overwhelmed with the magnitude of work we have.  However, when you begin to think of relationships more as an investment than a simple transaction, you can quickly realize how important it is to invest in, develop and create meaningful collaborative relationships. My guest...

Effective leaders are courageous, brave and stretch out of their comfort zone, for their own growth and that of their team and their organization. In this episode, we will build on what you learned in episode # 22, where you identified what it was like to be in your comfort zone. Now, you’ll learn three steps to get out of your comfort zone to reach your full potential as a leader! LINKS Episode #...

What gets in the way your growth, development, career advancements or having that tough conversation? The truth is, WE get in our own way because we get stuck in our comfort zone! If you spend too much time settling, complying and putting up with things, you might be stuck in your comfort zone.  In this episode, you'll learn how to know when you are in your comfort zone and be motivated to get out...

Your nonprofit needs to create virtual training for staff, board members, clients, and perhaps community members and other agencies. But how do you do it, so it works without breaking your budget? In this episode, Gordon Sheppard will walk you through 3 strategies to help you get going right away with effective online training. You’ll also learn why you might want to think more strategically over...

You want to make a more significant difference with your team and in your work, but you are tired, stretched and maybe even feel like no one really cares about you! Ugh! That is not a good place to be! If you really want to make your mark, grow your team, and perhaps leave a legacy behind, you won’t do it by burning out. You need to learn to thrive despite the stress, sector challenges and amount...

#18 - Thrive in leadership with these 3 steps You have many gifts and talents. However, you aren’t using them if you are stuck in survival mode! Therefore, you will never do the meaningful work you so desire for you and your organization to do! You need to be thriving, engaged and energized at work to lead your team through everything and do meaningful work! In this week’s episode, learn 3 steps t...