When you see the results of these successful nonprofit organizations, you are seeing the extraordinary work of conscious leaders. The leadership qualities of the chief executive can have a profound effect on the ability of a nonprofit organization to perform effectively.
Best practice when reporting to the Board with Dr. Terrie Temkin
What are you really saying when you present your board report as a commentary on how 'busy' you have been? This common approach should be abandoned in favor of board reports that focus on your strategic plan.
How to remove an under-performing Director with care and respect
Removing an underperforming Board member is an exercise that must be handled with care especially if the director in question still feels passionately about the organization, but are unsuitable for future tenure.
Management vs leadership: How to inspire others as a conscious leader
How to identify and process risk so that it becomes an asset to your organization
Risk is an often misunderstood concept in governance, especially when it is contained at all costs and never explored for potential gian.
"No Surprises": Tips to nurture the CEO & Chair relationship to success
The relationship between the nonprofit Board Chair and the CEO is arguably the most important relationship in the organization. What does it take to nurture the relationship, even bring it back from the brink?
Tips to avoid "CEO Syndrome" and biased information sources
Biased information sources make it difficult for the correct decision to be made, but often it's the behavior of those in leadership positions who can be at fault.
How to craft an inspiring Vision statement
Your Vision statement is more than a catchphrase; it's a call to arms. As a conscious CEO, making use of your Vision statement as a strategic tool is one of the most powerful ways to align your organization's actions with its purpose.
In fact, your Vision statement can and should be used in every Board meeting to drive strategic conversation.
If you do not have a Vision statement, start by asking 'What are the top 3-5 intents that captures the spirit of this organization?' These 'intents' should be non-negotiable.
Over time, and if used correctly, this statement should spur the behaviors and actions that will create the desired future for your organization.
Steven mentions Prosperity Consciousness: Leading yourself to Money through Conscious Awareness in this episode.
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The 3 types of key performance indicators (KPI) for the CEO that will encourage higher performance
When setting KPIs for the CEO, how can the Board provide a well-rounded series of 6-7 targets that encourage better performance?
This is an area which has traditionally received very little attention. Many CEOs can feel aggrieved by the mishandling of their KPIs and, as a result, it's not uncommon for a CEO to leave their post.
In this podcast, Steven Bowman explores a variety of KPIs which, when used in combination, encourage better outcomes for the organization.
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How to use Board evaluations to turn perceived weaknesses into organizational strengths
How can the typical Board evaluation be used to provide feedback to Board members and improve the overall work of the Board?
How to use simple questions to energize your Boardroom and unlock innovation
Good leaders ask great questions. Take this selection of our favorite questions and put them to work in your Boardroom.
Strategic Board Agendas: How to make your Board meeting a strategic mastermind
How do you reframe the Board discussion so it is more strategic and more productive without being longer?
From operational to strategic thinking: The most common strategic planning mistakes and how to course correct
Why does the Board exist? If you think it is to simply hire and fire the CEO, then stop what you're doing and listen to this.
3 ways to handle a board decision you disagree with (even if you are the lone voice)
Reasonable people can disagree on important issues. But what do you do if you firmly believe the consensus decision is wrong and that the Board is veering toward a decision that could be extremely damaging?
6 ways you can assist an underperforming Board member
What do you do when a new Director is not performing to the standard expected of them? Whether this Director was tapped on the shoulder or was the successful applicant, ongoing performance should be non-negotiable.
How to create an action plan that supports your strategy
Action planning should be viewed as the architecture of your strategic goal setting. Without a realistic set of incremental steps, overarching strategies are not likely to form in the way you would like (if at all).
The Case for Nonprofit Board Succession Planning
In a recent study, less than half the nonprofit CEOs surveyed said they did not have an adequate succession planning process in place. If building a board leadership pipeline is among the most important areas for board improvement, why does it routinely fail to take priority?
5 choices you can make to become a Conscious Leader in your workplace and in your life
Cultivating what it means to be a conscious leader is not a deception, pretense or a performance. It is a deliberate choice about how you choose to live and about how you choose to be a leader at work and in your life.
The 10 duties and responsibilities that every Director must understand
Use the following as a sample of Director standards with which to inform and assess each Director on the Board as well as incoming candidates or volunteers.
How to cut down wasteful Director micromanagement with a good Board induction program
If decision making around the Board room is likely to recede into the weeds its productivity and effectiveness is greatly diluted. The Board induction program is the first and greatest opportunity to set personal expectations from the beginning of a Director’s tenure.