by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 10, 2025 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
This week, as I helped facilitate a board retreat, something magical happened. The Leadership Journey and Leading an Organization I was describing the Leader’s Journey and how feeling doubt as a board member doesn’t mean you’re not a good fit for the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 31, 2024 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership
Being a good leader means taking care of your team. Especially making sure they have the training they need to be able to do their job well. But that often results in neglecting yourself. I loved this observation from Dawn Cogan in her recent testimonial video about...
by Concord Leadership Group Contributor | Jun 11, 2024 | Guest Post, Organizational Leadership
This post was contributed by Olivia Mode-Cater, Director of Strategic Initiatives at DanceStudio-Pro. Picture this: A prospective customer interested in your products or services looks up your business online. After landing on your small business’s website, the user...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 9, 2024 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
Are you feeling fatigued? Inexplicably tired? Did you realize that “keeping your options open” can be draining you? Leadership coach Kim Nicol did a great post on LinkedIn. She starts the post with: One of the most exhausting things is delaying making a...
by Concord Leadership Group Contributor | Mar 6, 2024 | CEO/Executive Directors, Guest Post, Organizational Leadership
This article was contributed by Wayne Elsey, founder and CEO of Sneakers4Funds. Did you know that running out of capital is the second most common reason small businesses fail? Starting and running small businesses is undoubtedly expensive, so businesses need to be...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 27, 2024 | Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership, Vision
Today’s issue of the Anti-Racism Daily email was called “Broaden your bookshelves.” The invitation was to look at your bookshelves and see if the authors are as diverse as you think they are. Then to look and see if the books by the authors of color...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 11, 2024 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
Have you ever been a “long time listener, first time caller”? That was me on this episode of the Whiskey, Jazz and Leadership Podcast! I was honored to get to talk with Galen Bingham about life, leadership, coaching, jazz, and – of course –...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 22, 2023 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Staff Relations
Beyond the Halo: Navigating the Real Challenges of Tech Founders Leading a Nonprofit in the Wake of OpenAI’s Upheaveal At the time of this writing, four and a half days have passed since the OpenAi board’s surprise firing of Sam Altman. As the following...
by Concord Leadership Group Contributor | Jul 27, 2023 | Blogroll, Guest Post, Organizational Leadership
As an association, one of your primary goals is attracting and maintaining members. The best way to do that is to create a unique and valuable member experience. But first, you’ll need a better idea of what your members need and how your association is best suited to...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 18, 2022 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
Leaders tend to hide our problems. We realize most people are more interested in their problems than ours. And sometimes we find sharing our issues becomes a weapon others use against us. So we build up a habit of hiding. Listening to La’Vista Jone’s BOSS...
