To be an effective leader takes more than skill. Great leadership is almost an art form. Leaders who can inspire and influence others,...

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,...

Today, top executive leadership roles are often held by Baby Boomers, individuals born between 1946 and 1964. Many of these leaders are...

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...

You nailed the interview, impressed the board and got the job as executive director. Congratulations! Now it’s time to step into your new...

For many of us, springtime is a fresh opportunity to make positive changes and achieve new goals, both personally and professionally....

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...

Most nonprofit professionals will agree that employee turnover has long been an issue for the industry. According to Forbes, the...

“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...

Inexperienced leadership is a common challenge that many nonprofit organizations face - especially in the executive director role. One of...

Today I’m posing some questions I ask executive directors and nonprofit leaders in my coaching programs. Are you comfortable sharing the...

A rising insight from one of our recent surveys is just how many former executive directors/CEOs in the interview pool struggled with...

One of our survey respondents said it best when sharing that “the make or break for any executive director is the board chair. They...

Hello, and welcome to Storied Awareness! We’re excited to introduce ourselves and welcome you to our community of ambitious nonprofit...

I asked a former Executive Director what advice they would give a mentee who was just starting out in the Executive Director role. You...

I was chatting with a former Executive Director and she told me a story about her first day on the job. When she walked into her office,...

Have you ever met a board of directors who goes through the process of hiring an Executive Director with the hopes that they will resign...