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Leadership Insights From The Football Field: Leading In The Red Zone

Leadership Insights From The Football Field: Leading In The Red Zone

FromThe Practice of Nonprofit Leadership


Leadership Insights From The Football Field: Leading In The Red Zone

FromThe Practice of Nonprofit Leadership

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Jul 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Leading a nonprofit is a bit like being in the red zone on a football field?   The Red Zone is where teams win or lose, depending on their ability to select and execute plays that move them forward across the goal line.On today's episode, Tim and Nathan discuss nonprofit leadership activities that can make a difference and move the organization forward.  Some activities discussed are those only an Executive Director can do, activities that build build personal capacity, activities that bring cohesion and momentum to a team, and activities that feed the leader's personal energy.These red zone activities are inspired by the thinking of Todd Henry in his book, The Accidental Creative...a great resource for nonprofit leaders.  You can find the book here.The Hosts of The Practice of NonProfit Leadership:Tim Barnes serves as the Executive Vice President of International Association for Refugees (IAFR) and can be contacted at tim@iafr.org. Nathan Ruby serves as the Executive Director of Friends of the Children of Haiti (FOTCOH) and can be contacted at nruby@fotcoh.org.All opinions and views expressed by the hosts are their own and do not necessarily represent those of their respective organizations.
Released:
Jul 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Practice of Nonprofit Leadership was designed for Executive Directors of small to medium sized nonprofits.  If you are currently an Executive Director or hope to be one someday this is your spot.  Leading an organization can be one of the most fun, exhilarating, rewarding, scary, thankless jobs in the universe.  Using a mixture of encouragement, information, stories, and practical tools, hosts Tim Barnes and Nathan Ruby will use their years of nonprofit leadership experience to make your journey a little easier,  more fun, and ultimately help you be more effective in leading your organization.