Ep 92: The Lonely Nonprofit Leader (with Glennda Testone)
You’ve probably heard of “Imposter Syndrome”. But have you heard of “Loneliness Syndrome”?
You’ve probably heard of “Imposter Syndrome”. But have you heard of “Loneliness Syndrome”?
Does standard work advice not apply to you because you’re at a nonprofit? In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR:, cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Joan Garry.
I get to work with thousands of amazing nonprofit leaders inside the Nonprofit Leadership Lab. Allow me to introduce a few of them to you.
Name a big goal you have for the coming year. That’s what I asked more than a dozen nonprofit leaders. Here’s what they told me.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane… no, it’s a nonprofit leader. The work you do matters more than you know and more than anyone will ever tell you.
How do you take care of yourself and still be responsible to your organization and the people you serve?
Nonprofit media fills an important gap. Local and regional newsrooms have been decimated and the expense of investigative journalism is very high. In this episode, Christa Scharfenberg, the acting CEO for the Center of Investigative Reporting, explains the specific challenges nonprofit journalism faces.
How can you run a nonprofit with so little staff? You want to make a difference with that budget? There is so much hard work to be done – surely you can’t do these hard things, can you? Guess what… you can. Here’s the proof.
This podcast is about resolving to bounce back. It’s about living in a world of unease while keeping your passion and desire to improve it — alive and well. In this episode, I share 15 things worth a shot in 2018. These non-resolutions have three things in common. They are doable, universal, and meaningful.
A strong leader builds an organizational culture of gratitude. It impacts your staff, board, volunteers, donors, and more. But how do you do it? And when?
Once in awhile you read a book that really sticks with you and changes the way you think. For me, one of those was “Give and Take” by Adam Grant.
Two brothers start a business selling t-shirts with just $78 in the bank. They live out of a van and eat PB and J for 5 years. They are selling optimism..