5 Steps for Leaders Making Changes
I always strive to make things better. This is incredibly beneficial at times, yet lately I’ve been thinking about how unhelpful this...
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Michele M Reiner
- Jul 12
- 3 min
Making Change? Can Coaching Help?
My very direct friend asked me the other day, “what on earth is coaching anyway?”. I appreciated her question as it showed me how I keep...
Michele M Reiner
- Jun 14
- 3 min
4 Ways Leaders Can Strengthen Their Partnerships
Today I was reflecting on three defining influences of my childhood - Sesame Street, the Catholic Church and Free to Be You and Me. Quite...
Michele M Reiner
- May 10
- 3 min
Moving from Stressed-out to Intentional Leadership
Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt this way as a leader: you need something done and you want one of your team members to do it. You’ve...
Michele M Reiner
- Apr 26
- 3 min
Roadblocks to Succession Planning for Nonprofits
While we all love stability and security, your leadership roles, whether in an organizational, community or family setting, are always...
Michele M Reiner
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Kenny Rogers, My Dad and The Cycle of Change
My father was an entrepreneur who loved making deals, riding motorcycles, rock & roll, and family. While he passed a few years ago after...
Michele M Reiner
- Feb 15
- 3 min
The Significance of Empathy for Professional Relationships
This month I’m coaching 26 amazing individuals participating in an online, global leadership program - the altMBA - founded in 2015 by...
Michele M Reiner
- Jan 4
- 3 min
Are The Kids Alright? Are You?
I hope you saw the recent news reports about the emotional toll that the past years have taken on our children. For about a year I’ve...
Michele M Reiner
- Dec 6, 2021
- 10 min
Starting With The End In Mind
Leadership transitions have huge consequences for nonprofits. A successful transition creates an environment where the organization...
Michele M Reiner
- Aug 30, 2021
- 4 min
3 Leadership Postures of Impactful Leaders
To be an effective leader takes more than skill. Great leadership is almost an art form. Leaders who can inspire and influence others,...
Michele M Reiner
- May 31, 2021
- 7 min
Advice from the Field: 9 Important Truths About Nonprofit Leadership
When I asked a former executive director how she learned to do the job, she laughed and said it took, “a lot of Googling, trial by fire,...
Michele M Reiner
- May 1, 2021
- 8 min
9 Proven Ways to Level-Up Your Leadership Skills & Speed Career Growth
Today, top executive leadership roles are often held by Baby Boomers, individuals born between 1946 and 1964. Many of these leaders are...
Michele M Reiner
- Apr 14, 2021
- 6 min
Advice from the Field: 7 Strategies for New Nonprofit Leaders
Stepping into your first leadership role can be daunting. After all, you don’t know what you don’t know. Fortunately, I’ve had the...
Michele M Reiner
- Mar 15, 2021
- 7 min
Successful Leadership Transitions: Embracing Your Role as Executive Director
You nailed the interview, impressed the board and got the job as executive director. Congratulations! Now it’s time to step into your new...
Michele M Reiner
- Feb 13, 2021
- 8 min
Assessing an Executive Director Role: What to Know Before You Take the Job
For many of us, springtime is a fresh opportunity to make positive changes and achieve new goals, both personally and professionally....
Michele M Reiner
- Jan 5, 2021
- 5 min
How Executive Directors and Board Chairs Can Foster Support
Welcome to 2021! If one thing is for sure, the upheavals of the last year have encouraged so many of us to pause and consider our jobs...
Michele M Reiner
- Dec 2, 2020
- 7 min
Reasons for Job Departure & Dissatisfaction: Identifying Influenceable Vs. Non-Controllable Factors
Most nonprofit professionals will agree that employee turnover has long been an issue for the industry. According to Forbes, the...
Michele M Reiner
- Nov 3, 2020
- 7 min
Why “Protection” is the Leadership Tool You Need to Build Trust
“I needed to believe that at least one person was in my corner and that there was some creative positive energy in the room...And at the...
Michele M Reiner
- Oct 7, 2020
- 11 min
How To Tackle the Perils of Inexperienced Leadership
Inexperienced leadership is a common challenge that many nonprofit organizations face - especially in the executive director role. One of...
Michele M Reiner
- Sep 24, 2020
- 9 min
A Culture of Candor: Frightening or Fantastic? You Choose.
Today I’m posing some questions I ask executive directors and nonprofit leaders in my coaching programs. Are you comfortable sharing the...