December 12, 2023 3:00 PM
EST
Webinar: Nonprofit Leadership Development: Using the head and the heart to cultivate talent
Leadership development includes doing a few things really well: prioritizing development areas, agreeing on competencies, and crafting development plans. Having the right tools and processes is critical for success.
Yet, all the right tools, meetings, and planning won’t be effective if certain beliefs and behaviors aren’t underlying this work—in other words, if leaders don’t bring their hearts into the process.
What does it take then to truly cultivate talent? And why is it so important for you and your organization to prioritize talent development in a way that incorporates the head and the heart / is inclusive and authentic / is aligned with your goals and your values?
Watch this on-demand webinar to join our discussion on:
Yet, all the right tools, meetings, and planning won’t be effective if certain beliefs and behaviors aren’t underlying this work—in other words, if leaders don’t bring their hearts into the process.
What does it take then to truly cultivate talent? And why is it so important for you and your organization to prioritize talent development in a way that incorporates the head and the heart / is inclusive and authentic / is aligned with your goals and your values?
Watch this on-demand webinar to join our discussion on:
- Practical and powerful ways to develop talent and embed inclusive leadership development practices into your organization and culture, particularly to support and elevate leaders of color
- How to think about talent pipelines as a lever for transformative change
- Doing this work in a way that feels authentic and aligned with your values, including: centering equity, practicing reflection, being intentional, and letting go of control
This webinar is presented by Bridgespan’s Meera Chary and Barb Christiansen, and will feature guest speaker and Bridgespan Fellow, Carmita Semaan, Founder and CEO of the Surge Institute.
Check out these additional resources related to nonprofit leadership development:
Check out these additional resources related to nonprofit leadership development:
- Article: "How Nonprofit Leadership Development Sustains Organizations and Their Teams"
- Toolkit: "Nonprofit Leadership Development Toolkit"
- Competency bank
- "For Women and Minorities to Get Ahead, Managers Must Assign Work Fairly" (HBR, 2018)
- "Women of Color Get Asked to Do More “Office Housework.” Here’s How They Can Say No." (HBR, 2018)
- "How to Lead Through Crisis: People First" (Forbes Q&A with Carmita Semaan, 2020)
- Bridgespan’s Nonprofit Strategy and Management Resources Center
- Bridgespan also offers a step-by-step, online, team-based program called Investing in Future Leaders (IFL), which helps nonprofit executive teams create inclusive, customized approaches to leadership development