Imposter Syndrome: Moving from Self-Doubt to Leadership
This webinar explores how self-doubt shows up in leadership, the hidden beliefs that drive it, and a few practical ways to lead with more grounded confidence. Participants will leave with a fresh perspective, some useful reframes, and tools to recognize their strengths, navigate uncertainty, and support others through similar challenges.
The Board’s Role in a Leadership Transition
In an Executive Director (ED) transition, the board’s role is to ensure organizational continuity, maintain stakeholder confidence, and oversee the hiring and onboarding of the next leader. The board’s role…
Acting vs Interim Executive Director: Board Decision Worksheet
This worksheet is a practical tool designed to help nonprofit boards determine whether their organization requires an Acting Executive Director (ED) or an Interim Executive Director (ED) during a leadership vacancy or temporary absence.
Executive Director Transition Planning Worksheet
This worksheet can help an Executive Director or Senior Leader organize the considerations, decisions, and handoff tasks involved in a planned transition. The information gathered will help to build the transition plan.
Following a Founder or Long-Term Leader: A worksheet for new Executive Directors
This worksheet is designed to help a new ED step into leadership with clarity, especially when following a founding or very long-term ED whose relationships, decision-making habits, and public identity may be deeply woven into the organization.
Five Things You Wished You Knew Before Becoming an Executive Director
The following are five common reflections from long-term EDs of things they wish they had known when they first started their position.
“Just One More Thing” Is One Too Many
As an Executive Director (ED) or team leader, you have the power — and the responsibility — to create the structural changes necessary to reduce your team’s workload. Your role is pivotal in guiding the organization toward realistic expectations, balanced workloads, and a culture that values both productivity and well-being.
New Executive Director Worksheet: The first 12 months
Stepping into the role of an Executive Director often feels like trying to drink from a fire hose —there’s a rush of information, expectations, and emotions all at once. The aim of this worksheet is to support Executive Directors (ED), who are new in their roles, with work planning and prioritizing their first 12 months.
Self-Checklist for Considering a Transition Out of the Executive Director Role
Thinking about leaving an organization is a big step for an Executive Director (ED) or organizational leader. This checklist is designed to help a leader prepare and anticipate what might be needed to support a smoother transition.
Organization Information Inventory
Knowing where your organization’s key information is located is critical so that if an emergency succession should occur, your organization will be able to quickly work in the most efficient and effective ways. The Org Info Inventory should be completed and reviewed annually to make sure that in unplanned or planned transitions, organizational leadership has direct access to vital information necessary for making strategic leadership decisions.