Achieving Breakthrough Performance Great organizations have one thing in common: great managers. In this article from the Stanford Innovation Review great managers share four simple management principles that they use to guide organizations from mere mediocrity to stand-out stardom.
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New Survey of "Next-Generation" Nonprofit LeadersThere has been much emphasis placed on the fact that many of today's nonprofit leaders are approaching retirement age. A new survey of nearly 6,000 "next-generation leaders" was undertaken to learn about the people who may be the future leaders of the sector. The survey,
Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak Out, is the largest national survey to date of emerging nonprofit leaders and was produced by the Meyer Foundation in partnership with CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Idealist.org.
Read more... IRS Releases Paper on Good GovernanceThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its final paper on good nonprofit governance practices in six critical areas. The topic areas covered in the paper include the mission, organizational documents, governing body, governance management policies, financial statements and the form 990, and transparency and accountability. Nonprofits can use these recommendations as one resource for a governance checklist.
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33 Principles for Good Governance Released
After two years of work, the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, spearheaded by the Independent Sector, has released
Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for
Charities and Foundations, containing 33 principles for governance and
transparency. Nonprofits can obtain as many as 100 copies, at no
charge, to share with board and staff.
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Are You a Manager, a Leader, or Both?
Why not just leadership, or just management? What's the difference between the two? Is one more important than the other? This article offers a quick tour of some observations from leadership scholars on the differences between managing and leading.
www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=34&aid=62579
Do We Have to Choose Between Management and Leadership?
In her article, Esther Derby defines leadership and management, and shows how one manager incorporates both. Although the example is taken from the software industry it provides a model for thinking about how the leader/manager of a small nonprofit can combine these two skill sets.
http://www.stickyminds.com/sitewide.asp?Function=edetail&ObjectType=COL&ObjectId=10294
What an Executive Coach Can Do for You In a 2004 survey of for-profit companies, 86 percent said they used coaching to sharpen the skills of individuals who have been identified as future organizational leaders. This article gives an overview of the use of executive coaching in the for-profit sector and discusses the unique benefits of coaching.
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4853.html
