The Nonprofit Leadership Transition and Development Guide: Proven Paths for Leaders and Organizations

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

The Author.

Chapter 1: The Leader's Way: An Introduction.

Our Leadership Challenges.

The Leaderful Organization.

The Leader Transition Opportunity.

The Leader Development Opportunity.

How This Book Is Organized.

How to Use This Book.

Conclusion: Join the Campaign.

Reflection Questions.

Chapter 2: Managing the Power of Emotions.

Transitions and Emotions.

Handling Individual and Group Emotional Responses.

Conclusion: Emotional Awareness Opens Options.

Reflection Questions.

Chapter 3: Founders and Founder Transitions.

Understanding the Founder.

How Founders Can Build Leaderful Organizations.

Preparing the Organization for Founder Succession.

Following the Founder.

Conclusion: Founder Transition Success.

Reflection Questions.

Chapter 4: Seeking Diversity Through Leader Development.

Building Racial Diversity in Leadership.

Generational Diversity.

Conclusion: Meeting the Diversity Challenge.

Reflection Questions.

Chapter 5: Executive Transition Management.

Key Transition Decisions.

The Executive Transition Process.

The Prepare Phase.

The Pivot Phase.

The Thrive Phase.

Conclusion: Leader Development Through ETM.

Reflection Questions.

Chapter 6: Getting Started on Succession Planning.

Preparing for Succession Planning.

Create an Emergency Backup Plan.

Develop and Adopt a Succession Policy.

Conclusion: Gentle Paths to Succession Planning.

Reflection Questions.

Chapter 7. Departure-Defined Succession Planning.

Four Phases of Planning.

Conclusion: Advancing the Leaderful Organization.

Reflection Questions.

Chapter 8: Leader Development and Talent Management.

Examples of Leader Development and Talent Management.

Leader Development—Personal Commitment and Actions.

Becoming More Leaderful: Paths to Leader Development and Talent Management.

Talent Management.

Launching a Talent Management Program.

Conclusion: A Critical Leadership Strategy.

Reflection Questions.

Chapter 9: Many Paths to a Leaderful Organization.

Promising Practices.

Many Paths, Many Champions.

Enjoy the Leader's Way—and Grow the Campaign.

Appendixes.

Appendix A: Executive Transition Management Tools and Worksheets. Executive Transition Management Process Overview.

A2. The Interim Executive Advantage: An Overview of the Benefits.

A3. Where to Find an Interim Executive.

A4. Sample Transition Timeline.

A5. Sample Chief Executive Ninety-Day Entry Plan.

Appendix B: Finding and Choosing a Consultant.

B1. When to Use and How to Find a Consultant.

Appendix C: Succession Planning Tools and Samples.

C1. Sustainability Audit.

C2. Sustainability Audit Questions (Executive Transition Management Focused).

Appendix D: Leader Development and Talent Management Tools and Samples.

D1. Examples of Leader Development Learning Opportunities   .

D2. Talent Management Tools.

Appendix E: Helpful Inventories.

E1. Leader's Personal and Professional Inventory.

E2. Questions about the Organization.

E3. Diversity Inventory.

E4. The Leader's Emotional Check-in Barometer.

E5. Action Planning Notes and Commitments.

Notes.

Resources.

Index.