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7 Core Competencies of Successful Nonprofit Leaders

Because every nonprofit organization is different, a single set of competencies is difficult to articulate. However, there are seven key nonprofit leadership skills that anyone who wants to exercise prudent leadership should seek to build throughout their careers.  Read More

Why Food Doesn’t Matter at your Next Jewish Event

What's really matters about Jewish events?  (And it's not the food.) How do you welcome participants? Are participants’ experiences, needs and behaviors met? Do people leave feeling the event was valuable?  These 3 factors will keep people coming back to your events.  Read More

Great Leaders Know How to Reframe a Story

What sets great leaders apart from everyone else? According to Lee Bolman, co-author of How Great Leaders Think: The Art of Reframing, the ability to reframe a story won't just make you happier with your own decisions, It will also make you a better leader. Read More

Deliberate Leadership in a Distracted World

Despite the fact that real leadership is so desperately needed in all corners of our society today, the multitude of distractions we face often prevent us from seeing, let alone seizing it too. Here are tips from our friend David A. O'Brien to be more deliberate in leadership. Read More

Watch What Happens When You Align Energy and Vision

Summer is a good time to reevaluate how your energy and vision align.  Consider: What’s your why? Where do you find energy and purpose? How much is your energy and purpose aligned with your work? This case study shares how reexamining your why can breathe new life in to your vision. Read More