The Leadership Window

Patrick talks with Leigh Adams, Executive Director of the Ausherman Family Foundation . The Ausherman Foundation serves Frederick County, Maryland, through grantmaking, community convening, and large-scale community benefit projects. Adams has more than 15 years of experience in the marketing and public relations field with a background in the nonprofit sector. At the Ausherman Family Foundation,...

Dr. Jinks interviews NAFCC President and CEO Nicole Lamoureux and Greenville Free Medical Clinic President and CEO Suzie Foley about their leadership of the Roadmap to Health Equity (RHE). The RHE is a national metrics initiative designed to lift the quality, equity, and impact of over 1,400 free and charitable clinics across the United States. The conversation covers the importance of measurement...

In this episode, Patrick shares his proprietary framework for effective nonprofit leadership, the 5×5 CEO Leadership Perspective Matrix. The framework covers the 25 critical competencies of an effective nonprofit CEO. For more information about both the individual and the 360-degree versions of the assessment based on this framework, contact us HERE .  

Patrick chats with Dr. Whitney Anderson about the challenges and opportunities presented when conducting a capital campaign. Topics include board engagement, peer-to-peer fund development, contracted RD professionals, and more. Whitney Anderson is the Principal for Campaign Services at Fox Advancement, a leading fundraising firm that provides capital campaign consulting, grant research and writing...

Patrick talks about leadership styles with Robert Jordan. Specifically, Jordan’s FABS framework, which helps leaders think about their unique value and leadership sweet spot. Robert Jordan is the CEO of  InterimExecs , which matches top executives with companies around the world. Based on research with thousands of leaders and companies, he and Olivia Wagner wrote  Right Leader Right Time: Discove...

In this first episode of the new year, Patrick shares why New Year’s Day is his favorite day of the year, and challenges us all with a deep question — Am I doing my best? This is not an episode about the usual list of resolutions. It is about a deeper look into the person we are bringing to the world each day. Who are we aspiring to be?

Patrick discusses burnout with Dr. Kim Hires. Dr. Hires is an international Keynote Speaker, Strategic Consultant, and Coach dedicated to leadership development and helping leaders achieve their highest potential. Her work focuses on burnout prevention and cultivating cultures of well-being which she has been doing for over a decade. Her client portfolio includes individuals and organizations acro...

Every board wants a succession plan. But there is far more to consider than most people think about. In this episode, Patrick sits down with Colleen Bozard, a certified expert in governance and succession planning, and a professional interim CEO. Colleen is president and owner of ccbozard consulting , a firm established in 1998 to help non-profit, community, philanthropic and government agencies s...

Ron Harvey returns to the studio to discuss his new book, Turning Point Leadership. Ron leads Global Core Strategies and Consulting and serves on The Jinks Perspective Advisory Board . He is a frequent guest on the show and provides rich insights into the art of leadership.

In this short episode, Patrick challenges the conventional wisdom that says an organization’s mission is its ‘why’. Patrick makes the case that mission is the ‘what’ — not the ‘why’.  Mission is the charge, and it should be simple, clear, limited in scope, and measurable.

The Jinks Perspective spends a significant amount of time coaching nonprofit boards and staff leaders on driving greater board engagement. But what exactly IS board engagement? In this episode, Patrick shares some critical tenets for CEOs to consider when thinking about how to create healthy board engagement. Also, Patrick promotes two organizations as resources for nonprofit leaders: For more inf...

Patrick sits down for a conversation with Jada Willis about the current trends in HR, how HR in the nonprofit arena differs from other sectors, the multiple dimensions of HR, tips on leading a remote organization, and much more. Jada Willis is the founder and CEO of Willis HR , a Columbia, SC-based HR firm specializing in nonprofit and small business HR. She is the author of  Pantsless Nation: HR...

Does your nonprofit have a C-Suite of leaders? What is their role? In this episode, Patrick poses a couple of coaching questions for leaders to consider the power of a C-Suite of leaders. Also, Patrick discusses when — and when NOT — to engage in strategic planning.

Patrick chats with CPA Alex Romero about the things nonprofit leaders often miss when it comes to the financial operations and considerations of their nonprofit. Alex is an award-winning CPA who specializes in nonprofit finances and serves organizations remotely across the country. Visit www.betterwaycpa.com for more information about Alex and the Chris Hervochon firm.

Patrick chats with Ira Wolfe about the future of work, Googlization, and leading in a world of rapid change. If there is a crystal ball for what the future of jobs, work, and the workplace look like, it lies in the head of Ira S. Wolfe. Ira has emerged as one of the top 5 Global Thought Leaders in the Future of Work and HR. Heis a visionary thinker about what happens “when the shift hits your plan...

Patrick chats with Daniel Matalon about the problems with a scarcity mindset, and the power of agreement. Daniel Matalon is the founder of #IsThereEnough, a provocative new conversation about the intersection of survival economics and social justice. He is also the co-founder of Impact Launchpad, a UK-based venture studio for social impact incubation and development. Working from a book, a convers...

Gauri Manglik is CEO and co-founder of Instrumentl, a grant service software platform designed to assist nonprofits in prospecting, acquiring, tracking, and managing grants. Gauri talks with Patrick about the grant matching platform, but the conversation goes well beyond the software, and into the mindset many nonprofits struggle with regarding fundraising, scarcity, efficiency, talent, and more....

Patrick continues his conversation with Nike Anani about succession planning and leadership transitions. Since Episode 59 , Nike’s book Lifetime to Legacy has been released, and this episode covers some of the critical tenets of the book, such as: How to let go when it’s time How to have the difficult conversations What boards need to consider Intergenerational conflicts Nike is an international a...

Attention nonprofit executives! This episode is about an annual gathering and network of social sector leaders like none other — The Blue Ridge Institute (now simply known as BRI). Patrick (who is a past president of BRI) chats with the current BRI president, Carrie Hepburn-Brown, about BRI. Carrie is the Strategic Director of Engagement for the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg . In this ro...

In this episode, Patrick shares a few leadership tenets that have come up recently in some of his coaching sessions. From handling exhaustion to delegating more effectively, and from self-accountability to managing your emotional bandwidth.

Tom Keith revisits Patrick in the studio for a conversation about what leaving a legacy of servant leadership looks like. Tom is the soon-to-be-retired President of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina.

Charles Weathers joins Patrick in the studio for a conversation about nonprofit leadership. Charles and Patrick share with each other some of the trends and challenges they are seeing in the sector. Charles C. Weathers is a nationally recognized consultant and professional speaker known for helping leaders in the nonprofit, government, and private sectors facilitate courageous conversations and st...

It doesn’t have to be Carnegie Hall or TED.  Leaders are called on to speak every day — at Rotary meetings, conferences, or board and staff meetings. How do you prepare? How do you EXCEL? Eddie Rice is a professional speechwriter with over 10 years of experience in helping business leaders, keynote speakers, TED talk presenters, and everyday people, enhance the messages they tell through great sto...

Patrick sits down again with Habitat for Humanity leader Monroe Free to discuss what is really meant by “systems change”. How does your organization define it? And how do you articulate the specific work your organization does to influence that change? They also discuss organizational values. What do they really mean? Monroe is President and CEO of  Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County  (SC)....

Ron Harvey returns to the show for an impromptu conversation about leadership with Patrick. Ron is the founder and president of Global Core Strategies and Consulting . He is a member of The Jinks Perspective Advisory Board, and a John Maxwell Certified Leadership Coach.