How to Navigate a Leadership Transition
February 25, 2016 | Read Time: 2 minutes
Whether you are a new leader just starting at a nonprofit, a board member helping to oversee a leadership transition, or an employee about to get a new boss, the change can be difficult. These tips, checklists, and case studies will help nonprofit employees manage change and chart a new course for success.
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Advice
Embrace Your Outsider Status (and Other Tips for New Nonprofit Leaders)
Six nonprofit leaders offer tips and tactics for a new executive’s first weeks and months on the job. -
AdviceOpinion: 10 Steps for Success as a Nonprofit CEO
Lessons from a longtime nonprofit leader on meeting the challenges once you reach the top. -
Managing Guide
Tips for New Chief Executives
Know your own weaknesses and don’t be critical of your predecessor. -
NewsA N.Y. Program Helps Ease Transitions for New CEO’s
The New School is helping executives navigate the difficult task of leading an organization that has just lost its founder. -
Advice
10 Questions a Board Should Ask Before Hiring a New Leader
Two recruiting consultants provide key questions a board should answer before starting a search for a new executive director or president. -
NewsAudio: How to Create a Path for Effective Leadership
An organizational psychologist explains what nonprofits can do to train leaders already working for the group. -
Managing Guide
How Boards Can Support New Charity Leaders
Boards should clarify roles and ask new chief executives what they need. -
Advice
Hiring a Chief Fundraiser: What CEOs and Boards Should Ask
A new book suggests that beyond asking about skills, boards should think hard about whether they are picking a proven leader and “thought partner” for a nonprofit’s executives. -
Managing Guide
Handing Over the Reins: a Charity’s 6-Step System
How Harlem Children’s Zone developed its succession plan and transition. -
Managing GuideListen and Observe Are the Watchwords for New Chief Executives
New nonprofit leaders should cast a wide net instead of relying on a single ally in the organization. -
2012 Continuing-Education GuideNew School Helps Founders Handle Strain of Leaving
The New School is helping leaders deal with the business and emotional issues that arise as they leave organizations they started. -
Managing GuideHow Harlem Children’s Zone Spent a Decade Preparing for New Leadership
A key part of the effort: building an endowment before the new CEO took over to reduce fundraising pressures. -
ManagingTeach for America Unveils Unorthodox Leadership Plan
Wendy Kopp, the charity’s founder, is stepping aside to chair the group’s board and let two executives, who work in different cities, share the top job.
