by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 20, 2018 | CEO/Executive Directors, Personal Leadership, Vision
So often, leaders look for external cues and systems to validate their leading. They want manuals or a curriculum. But these can fall flat. Or worse, have no lasting impact. It’s not until leaders start working from within, that lasting change gets made. We just...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 14, 2018 | CEO/Executive Directors
Leaders often get stuck because they don’t know where they’re at on the journey. In our work with leaders, we find that a lack of confidence is actually a growth step – a movement toward grounded confidence. We call this The Leader’s Journey...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 27, 2017 | CEO/Executive Directors, Fundraising
The recent tax bill is spreading fear and despair among nonprofit leaders around the United States. Last week, I recorded this message of hope. Since it’s recording, the President has signed the bill into law. So the message of hope is needed now more than ever....
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 26, 2017 | CEO/Executive Directors, Middle Managers, Organizational Leadership
How do you behave as a leader? Do you know what your preferred management style is and how it contributes to your success? I’m pleased to announce that it’s time for the 2nd Nonprofit Sector Leadership survey! This year The Concord Leadership Group is...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 21, 2017 | Board Members, CEO/Executive Directors
Speak to people skilled at nonprofit programs or marketing or fundraising and you’ll hear that they know what works because they constantly test. But promote those people to leadership, or elect them to a board of directors, and they get “risk...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 26, 2017 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
We leaders are busy people facing multiple demands. Although we know the saying, “leaders are readers,” too often, reading dropped from our schedules. It feels like a luxury we can’t afford. Especially reading fiction. But fiction may be just what...
