Sue Buchholtz, then President & CEO of The Spring, a nonprofit serving victims of domestic violence, made a vivid impression when I first met...
Sue Buchholtz: Serial Social Entrepreneur
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About Your Core Values Statement: A Powerful Leadership Tool
Since two extraordinary nonprofit leaders – Lynne Thomas Gordon and Michelle Mason – will be recording a podcast for this blog on the recently...
So You’re Thinking About Adding a Chief Operating Officer To Your Executive Team?
A two-person executive office consisting of a chief executive officer and chief operating officer (typically known as “COO”) is a staple in the...
The Blind Visionary Reaches Out Aggressively
Virginia Jacko is one of the most extraordinary CEOs I’ve ever worked with. Not only did she start all over again as a vocational rehabilitation...
Another Insidious Foe: Assuming That Fund Raising is a Key Governing Function
In one of the “board-savvy CEO” workshops I conducted recently, a participant – visibly upset – challenged my assertion that raising money wasn’t a...
Extraordinary CEOs Who Wear the Demystifier-in-Chief Hat
Little did I realize what I was getting into when I was offered my first managerial job after three years in the Peace Corps and graduate school –...
Extraordinary CEOs Who Wear the Demystifier-in-Chief Hat
This article was originally published at www.extraordinaryceo.com. Little did I realize what I was getting into when I was offered my first...
Your Stakeholders Are Worth Taking Very Seriously
The breakout group exercise was an even bigger hit than I expected – and a real eye-opener for everyone involved in the...
Looking Beyond Conventional Leadership and Management Literature
I could see several raised eyebrows in the CEO workshop I was running in Minneapolis a couple of weeks ago. I’d told the group that in recent years...
What Makes Women Such Effective Board Members?
Karen Philbrick “What makes women such effective board members?” That question came up over a glass of wine at the Women’s Transportation Seminar...