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Leadership Matters, the forum of choice for current and emerging public and nonprofit leaders. Dr. Sheryl White and Guest Co-Host Dr. Undraye Howard, along with their guests, explore practical tips for issues management, human capital strategies, and improving leadership effectiveness. Leadership Matters, your forum for Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

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In this essential episode, we dive deep into one of the most critical yet often overlooked aspects of organizational sustainability—succession planning. From an HR perspective, we explore how strategic succession planning goes far beyond simply filli... more

Succession planning is a rich topic that touches on leadership, legacy, strategy, and organizational resilience. In this episode, we dive into the critical yet often overlooked process of succession planning. Whether you are an executive, team leader... more

Succession planning remains one of the most avoided conversations in the nonprofit world, yet this critical episode explores the essential questions every board member, executive coach, and nonprofit leader should be asking about leadership transitio... more

Succession planning is a rich topic that touches on leadership, legacy, strategy, and organizational resilience. In this episode, we dive into the critical yet often overlooked process of succession planning. Whether you are an executive, team leader... more

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Lisa Brown Alexander
A nationally recognized thought leader and speaker in nonprofit HR.
Former CEO of Nonprofit HR
Episode: Building Tomorrow's Leadership Today: The HR Guide to Strategic Succession Planning
Dr. Jenny Furmer
Executive strategist and organizational consultant with extensive leadership experience in health care, education and human services.
Jenny Furmer & Associates; Morris Life Health System
Episode: The Succession Question: Essential Conversations Every Nonprofit CEO Needs to Have
Eric Dargan
Director of Municipal Strategy at WSB
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Episode: Passing the Torch: Mastering Succession Planning
Wendy McKinney
Mission-driven executive, former chief development officer, author
Episode: Finding Funding—Making a Way Out of No Way!
John Lydon
Director of Strategic Projects and CEO Emeritus of Auberle, Ward Home, Pauline Auberle Foundation
Auberle
Episode: Keeping the Doors Open: Sustaining Nonprofits through Funding, Partnerships, and Mergers
Mary Mulliet
President and CEO of Battle Creek Community Foundation
Battle Creek Community Foundation
Episode: Keeping the Doors Open
Martha Collins
Non-profit policy and advocacy leader
Episode: Effective Governance: Community Engagement and Advocacy
Matt Obert
President and CEO of Chaddock, an internationally recognized leader in trauma and attachment-based services for children and families
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Episode: Being Hired and Held Accountable: An ED/CEO's Guide to Board Relationships
Dr. Dwight Smith
General Counsel with the Neighborhood House Association
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Episode: Effective Board Governance and Development

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Dr. Sheryl White
Lead co-host and knowledgeable leader in nonprofit governance and organizational strategies.
Dr. Undraye Howard
Co-host with expertise in leadership and committed to enhancing board engagement.
Dr. Loretta Howard
Co-host with a focus on board governance and development strategies.

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Building Tomorrow's Leadership Today: The HR Guide to Strategic Succession Planning
Q: What competitive advantages have you observed in organizations with mature succession planning?
They experience less panic during transitions, retain top talent, and maintain strategic momentum.
Building Tomorrow's Leadership Today: The HR Guide to Strategic Succession Planning
Q: Why do many organizations still lack formal succession plans?
Organizations often put aside succession planning due to the uncomfortable truths it requires addressing, such as power dynamics and organizational readiness.
The Succession Question: Essential Conversations Every Nonprofit CEO Needs to Have
Q: What should nonprofit leaders ideally do for succession planning?
They should prepare people for leadership opportunities and create a culture of openness regarding transitions.
The Succession Question: Essential Conversations Every Nonprofit CEO Needs to Have
Q: Why is succession planning such an uncomfortable conversation in the nonprofit world?
It's tied to personal identity, mission attachment, and anticipated loss, making it emotionally charged.
The Succession Question: Essential Conversations Every Nonprofit CEO Needs to Have
Q: How do you navigate the resistance when a long-serving founder or CEO views succession planning as a personal betrayal?
Discuss it from a legacy perspective, normalizing the idea of succession as part of organizational risk management to ease the reluctance.

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