
Influential nonprofit leadership with Hugh Ballou
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In episode 59 of Nonprofit Mission: Impact, Carol and her guest, Hugh Ballou discuss:
- How to improve the efficiency of your organization's meetings
- Why influence is more important than direction when leading
- The importance of clarity in your communications
Guest Bio:
Hugh Ballou works with visionary leaders and their teams to develop a purpose-driven high-performance culture that significantly increases productivity, profits, and job satisfaction. through dramatically decreasing confusion, conflicts, and under-functioning. With 40 years as musical conductor, Ballou uses the leadership skills utilized daily by the conductor in teaching relevant leadership skills creating a culture that responds to the nuances of the leader as a skilled orchestra responds to the musical director while allowing each person to excel in their personal discipline while empowering the culture.
Important Links and Resources:
- https://hughballou.com/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/hballou/
- https://twitter.com/hughballou?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
- https://www.instagram.com/hughballou/?hl=en
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