By Chris Gandy We Not for Profit Board Members are typically very diligent when it comes to recruiting a new CEO. After all, we are very busy people and the last thing a Chair or fellow Board members want is to be dragged in to steer a leaderless ship. So what usually happens? We urgent review today’s […]
Bob and Alison have been friends of ours for years. Recently Bob decided to retire and they put on a BBQ to mark the event. While Bob tended the steak in his inimitable fashion, I asked Alison about their plans for the next chapter in their lives. Without hesitation she reeled off a list […]
The relationship between a Chairman and a CEO is special. Great Chairs often act as a confidant, mentor, adviser, sounding board and interpreter for the CEO. Recently I had the privilege of coaching a Chairman who fulfills this role with distinction in his organisation. In some other organisations, I get to play the role that this […]
We have published a number of posts on Leadership Transition over the year and attempted to argue the case for not for profit Boards to seriously consider following a formal Transition Program when recruiting a new CEO. Here Tara Levy of Greenlights points out that such a Program is of great benefit to an organisation even when the “recruitment […]
By Chris Gandy Over at Nonprofit With Balls Vu Le has been collecting and running a number of “scary” not for profit stories to get us in a ghoulish mood for Halloween. We have borrowed one of the yarns and given it a bit of an Australian flavour and here it is: The CEO of a […]
Note To Leaders of Cause-Based Organisations To effectively lead your organisation from good to great could I respectfully suggest you: Don’t follow, lead & pursue. Don’t copy, create & cultivate. Don’t start, finish & complete. Don’t sit still, move & shift. Don’t fit in, stand out & be extraordinary. Don’t sit quietly, speak up & with […]
By Chris Gandy Of all our Touchstones, the one that tends to take most explaining is Bold Leadership…. “What do you mean by bold leadership?” “How do I know whether I am a bold leader or not?” …are two of the common questions we are asked. To make our position on this Touchstone a little […]
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