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Sara Wilson, CPCC, ACC | “Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection, will come even more effective action.” – Peter Drucker We are constantly moving and thinking about what’s next. When we don’t pause to reflect, we often skip past the learning and miss opportunities to find strengths and wisdom we can […]
Sara Wilson, CPCC, ACC | Reflect for a moment on your experience with excellent leaders. What qualities did they have? Clear communication, ability to delegate, and good follow-up may be some things that come to mind. Did showing appreciation appear on your list? During my career I’ve filled various roles–leader, employee, consultant, board member, committee […]
Sara Wilson, CPCC, ACC | Last week’s post listed 5 benefits of shared leadership and 5 questions to determine if you’re modeling shared leadership. In case you’re not clear, shared leadership “involves maximizing all of the human resources in an organization by empowering individuals and giving them an opportunity to take leadership positions in their […]
Sara Wilson, CPCC, ACC | I’ve been thinking a lot about shared leadership lately. I’ve been coaching a team within a large nonprofit that wants to improve their communication and model excellent communication skills for other staff in the organization. I am impressed with the behaviors of the team members, including the team leader, related […]
Sara Wilson, CPCC, ACC | Not one of your good ideas will become reality until other people embrace it and agree to help it move it forward. – Laurie B. Jones Let that sink in for a minute; I suggest reading it again. The quote’s message may not be a surprise but it’s worth putting […]
Sara Wilson, CPCC | The “new normal” is impacting everything–individuals, families, nonprofits and for-profit business. Every leader I have spoken with is experiencing COVID fatigue in their professional life and home life. It is overwhelming. Here are 5 actions you can take to help your organization, team and yourself. 1. Reach Out. The saying is […]
Sara Wilson, CPCC | Since the brutal murder of George Floyd by police I have experienced many emotions–shock, anger, sadness and a sense of being at loss. Loss of what to do, loss at how I, a white person of privilege, can use my leadership skills to make a difference. Eighteen years ago, I was […]
Sara Wilson, CPCC | Week six of COVID-19 and I see the toll on people’s faces and hear it in their voices. People are worried. Tired. Stressed. Spinning their Wheels. The reality is you are trying to work from home without the assets of the office, juggling family demands and many things are uncertain. You […]
Sara Wilson, CPCC | Often, the roles of board president and executive director are described in terms of how they are different, with the board president focused on the future and the executive director focused on daily organizational management and program implementation. But ideally, these two individuals act as a Dynamic Duo. Together they are tasked […]
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management | In September of 2019 the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management, of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee expanded its effort to support nonprofit leadership development through an Executive Leadership Development Circle and a Senior Management Leaders Circle. Sara will utilize her expertise in organizational […]
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