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In episode 54 of Nonprofit Mission: Impact, Carol celebrates the podcast's two year anniversary by doing a best of episode about executive leadership transitions. We talk about:
- the types of transitions that organizations experience,
- how different leaders approach those transitions,
- why it is so important for leaders to make space and groom the next generation of leaders,
- whether or not having an interim executive director is a good idea,
- how those exiting the leadership role and those entering as new leaders can prepare themselves for their new chapter.
Guests and Resources:
- Elizabeth Woolfe (episode 12)
- Andy Robinson (episode 21)
- Carlyn Madden (episode 27)
- Don Tebbe (episode 32)
- Will We Get There Hire by Hire? By Jeanne Bell, Paola Cubias, and Byron Johnson
- https://www.compasspoint.org/sites/default/files/documents/Executive_Transition.pdf
- Don's books
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