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A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making

This article provides a discussion into the role of leadership and the multiple branches of decision making that they must be involved in. The Cynefin framework was developed for such cases in order to tie in multiple angles of an issues as well as engaging in ‘complex contexts’.

Mission Matters Most

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Organization: Stanford Social Innovation Review

Link: http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/mission_matters_most

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Nonprofits, unlike corporations all have unique core purposes. A mission statement, therefore, is one of the most useful tools that nonprofit entities (including foundations) have available to them. A clear and well-focused mission statement can serve to guide all major decisions that a nonprofit organization must make—especially decisions about which new programs and projects to undertake, which to avoid, and which to exit.

The Leadership Defecit

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Organization: Stanford Social Innovation Review

Link: http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/the_leadership_deficit

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One of the biggest challenges facing nonprofits today is their dearth of strong leaders—a problem that is only going to get worse as the sector expands and baby boom executives retire. Over the next decade nonprofits will need to find some 640,000 new executives, nearly two and a half times the number currently employed. 

Freeing the Social Entrepreneur

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Organization: Stanford Social Innovation Review

Link: http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/freeing_the_social_entrepreneur

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Social entrepreneurs are often reluctant to relinquish control and create strong leadership teams. Unless they make this important transition, the organizations entrepreneurs worked hard to create are unlikely to scale or have the desired impact. 

6 Questions to Help You Build Trust on Your Team

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Organization: Harvard Business Review

Link: https://hbr.org/2009/05/6-questions-to-help-you-build.html

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Building trust both between individuals and within organizations is absolutely critical to overall wellbeing and effectiveness. This post is part of our Frontline Leadership series, looking at what business leaders can learn from today’s military. 

Change Management Is Bigger Than Leadership

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Organization: Harvard Business Review

Link: https://hbr.org/2013/03/change-management-is-bigger-th/

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If an organization needs to undergo significant change, that’s a leadership issue, right? Leaders need to craft compelling elevator speeches, relentlessly deliver the message of change, and above all, walk the talk. 

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