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This Month's topic: Leadership Development
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Month's Topic: Leadership Development |
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Sites of the Month
Each
month, this area provides with a number of my favorite and most helpful
sites regarding the topic of the month.
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Management Tip of the Month
Each issue, I start with a
discussion of my management perspective on the month's topic, and give
you a few hands-on ideas to consider.
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Recommended Publications
Here, I provide you with my
recommendations on the materials available that can help you
become more mission-capable in the area of Leadership Development.
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Technology
I provide you with some good
ideas for uses of tech to better your organization in the area of Leadership Development.
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Marketing Tip
So much to say, so little space to
say it.....
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Websites of the Month
Here are my recommendations for websites
of interest on this month's topic: Leadership Development:
| www.managementhelp.org/ldr_dev/ldr_dev.htm |
Yet again, here are some great resources from the Free Management Library. |
| http://www.allianceonline.org/Provider_Search |
Most
local Management Services Organizations (MSOs) have some kind of
leadership development program. Here's a list of MSOs in North America.
In the "Fields of Concentration" box, choose "Leadership" |
| www.jobprofiles.org/library/guidance/.htm |
A terrific set of opencourse material for leadership development from JobProfiles.org |
| Google it. |
There
are so many resources on this around the country that I spent 20
minutes Googling "nonprofit leadership development" followed by a city
or state and got great results. Give it a try. |
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Management Tip of the Month
Leadership Development
Want to have higher
employee satisfaction? Want to keep your best staff longer? Want your
staff to recruit more good people? Oh, and do you want to do better
work; better mission? Then investing in ongoing leadership development
is crucial.
As regular readers know, I've spent much of the last year going around
the country talking about Generation Change in Nonprofits, and I hear
the same question over and over: "How do we recruit and retain the best
young people? We can't pay competitive salaries!"
One partial solution to this problem is through ongoing leadership
development. Telling employees that "We promise you while you are here
you will grow" is a huge benefit, particularly for staff under 35. And,
I'm not talking about sending everyone on your staff out for a masters
degree. There are lots of things you can do that aren't budget killers.
Here are some ideas:
1. Put
people in positions where they can help more. I always recommend that
every internal committee have representation from every part of the
organization horizontally (every division, etc.) and every level
vertically (including line staff). Whether the issue is benefits, a new
staff reimbursement form, or the strategic plan, get input from every
part of the organization. You'll get good ideas and grow your people.
2. Share
your information widely. Let people see drafts of your strategic and
marketing plans, review drafts of new policies, etc. Use all of every
staff persons' brain, get their ideas and ownership. Some staff will
not care, but those that do are your next generation of leaders. Here's more on this idea.
3. Start a
book club. These are cheap and great ways to value staff and get good
discussions going. Pick 6 books, and get people reading. Whether you
read a book a month or a chapter or two a week doesn't matter. It's the
reading, the pouring of new ideas into the heads of your staff and,
most importantly, the discussions that will grow people. To
start, I've listed some great leadership books in the Print Resources
below. Also consider any of the books by Pat Lencioni, particularly "The Five Dysfunctions of A Team" and "The Three Signs of a Miserable Job" Both of these are business fables, very approachable, and easy reading.
4. Get your younger leaders involved with the Young Nonprofit Leadership Network.
5. Take a look at the online courseware available at: http://www.allianceonline.org/Provider_Search
http://www.jobprofiles.org/library/guidance/managers-handbook-80-opencourseware-collections.htm
You can use these resources to develop customized learning for your key employees/
As John Maxwell says in his many wonderful books on leadership: "The primary job of a leader is to grow more leaders."
I agree. Start now, and the result will be better mission, less turnover, and happier staff.
If
you found this hint helpful, there are lots more management, marketing,
and technology ideas for you in the "Ideas" section at www.missionbased.com.
Check them out--they're free.
And, remember to take a look at the Mission-Based
Management Blog.
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Print Resources
My recommendations for texts and other
readings on Leadership Development
are the following five books, all of which have been highly rated by
the book clubs I facilitate. These are terrific readings, and can be
used as part of a leadership development book club.
Developing the Leaders Around You, by John Maxwell
Developing the Leader Within You, by John Maxwell---terrific for emerging leaders.
The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership, by Stephen Sample
The Leadership Challenge, by James Kouzes and Barry Posner
Monday Morning Leadership, by David Cottrell
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Technology Tip
Leadership Development...and Technology
I want to stress three good options that relate to technology, primarily for younger, emerging leaders. The first is The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, a terrific organization that's all about what its title says. Have your next generation of leaders check them out.
The second suggestion is one about social networking--no, not MySpace,
FaceBook or LinkedIn. I suggest that you get together with other
nonprofits in your community, perhaps sponsored by your community
foundation, United Way, or MSO, and set up a free social network for
emerging leaders on Ning. Ning is free,
fast, and really intuitive. In my training of emerging leaders over the
past five years, I see more and more need for meetings and conversation
at this level of management. Travel budgets (to say nothing of work
loads) often preclude this, so a social network dedicated to just your
local nonprofit emerging leaders would help fill the gap.
And, think about setting up a second Ning group for your community's younger board members!
Third, look at online courseware. Thanks to Fiona King at JobOptions.org,
I can refer you to a great compendium of online courses, some from
places like MIT in leadership development. Check this link out: http://www.jobprofiles.org/library/guidance/managers-handbook-80-opencourseware-collections.htm
If
you found this hint helpful, there are lots more management, marketing,
and technology ideas for you in the "Ideas" section at www.missionbased.com.
Check them out--they're free
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Training Schedule for Peter Brinckerhoff
Below you'll see the date, location, and
topics of public
training I'm
currently scheduled to do in the next few months. For more information
on a particular speaking engagement, get in touch with the contact
person listed in the right hand column, or email me.
For more information on my availability
throughout the next 12-18 months, available topics, sample agendas, and
fees go to www.missionbased.com/training.htm
| 6/3/08 |
Philadelphia |
The Business of Mission-Based Organizations |
The Nonprofit Center at LaSalle University
Laura Otten
otten@lasalle.edu |
| 6/10/08 |
New Orleans |
Generation Change in Nonprofits |
Volunteers of America Annual Conference
Teresa Alfaro
talfaro@voa.org
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| 6/20/08 |
Henderson, NV |
Generation Change in Nonprofits |
American Dietetic Association Leadership Institute
Diane Barrera
Dbarrera@eatright.org |
| 7/10/08 |
Detroit |
Generation Change in Nonprofits |
Alliance for Nonprofit Management
Annual Conference
Samuel Weber
samuel@allianceonline.org |
| 7/17/08 |
Sarasota |
Mission-Based Management in Tough Financial Times |
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Susie Bowie
susie@cfsarasota.org |
| 8/14-15/08 |
Seattle |
Recruitment and Retention |
NISH
Therese Stein
Tstein@nish.org |
Marketing Tip
Leadership Development and Marketing
OKso you've decided to commit to leadership development. How does marketing fit in? In two ways:
First, make sure that what you are offering is what your people want.
You've only got so much money to spend on this, and you don't want to
spend a cent in an area that is of no interest or benefit. So, collect
your options and then ask a leadership development team (made up, as
always, of people at all levels of the organization) what makes the
most sense, and have them poll your entire staff. Marketing is about
wants....and you have to ask.
Then, promote your committment to leadership development inside as well
as outside of your nonprofit. Tout your program, talk about your
committment to staff, put information on your website pages where you
have job listings, includie information on leadership development on
your benefits pages, in your strategic plan, in any areas you have with
news about the organization.
This is an asset, a value-added for many current and potential employees. Tell them about it!
If you found this hint helpful, there are
lots more management, marketing, and technology ideas for you in the
"Ideas" section at www.missionbased.com.
Check them out--they're free.
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Future Topics for
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Mission-Based Management Newsletter....
| July |
Technology Planning |
| August |
Vision, Mission, Values |
| Send me your topic suggestions at: peter@missionbased.com |
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