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Making Sense In the Mess: Leadership for a Turbulent Time (opens the original)
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Making Sense In the Mess: Leadership for a Turbulent Time Guest: Daniel Atlin Leadership in uncertain times is not about pretending to have all the answers. It is about helping people make sense of what is happening, stay grounded in purpose, and move forward together even when the path is unclear. In this episode of The Nonprofit Exchange, Hugh Ballou talks with Daniel Atlin, a strategic advisor, executive coach, and leadership researcher, about the growing importance of sensemaking in nonprofi
Beyond Words: How Leadership Stories Inspire Action (opens the original)
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What makes a leadership message memorable enough to inspire action? Often, it’s a story that helps people see themselves—and their possibilities—more clearly. In this episode of The Nonprofit Exchange, host Hugh Ballou welcomes leadership development expert Julie Lancaster, author of Beyond Words: How Our Stories and Strategies Inspire Leadership Action. Julie shares how she went from disliking stories to discovering their power to connect people, reinforce learning, and motivate change. Her pra
Are You Sabotaging Your Mission? (opens the original)
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ARE YOU SABOTAGING YOUR MISSION?The Hidden Leadership Patterns Behind Burnout, Low Performance, and Organizational Dysfunction What if the same trait driving your success is also quietly sabotaging your leadership? In this episode of The Nonprofit Exchange, Hugh Ballou welcomes Dr. Philip Agrios, self-sabotage expert, best-selling author, international speaker, and creator of The T-NOW Method™, for a revealing conversation about the hidden patterns that can undermine even highly successful nonpr
From the Classroom to the Boardroom (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Nonprofit Exchange, I had the pleasure of speaking with Christine Lester, a lifelong learning and organizational development leader. Our conversation, titled "From the Classroom to the Boardroom," explored the unique journey Christine has taken from teaching young people to leading nonprofit organizations. Christine shared her insights on the importance of recognizing untapped talent within nonprofits and the challenges these organizations face, particularly in securing fu
True Wealth: Moving Nonprofit Leaders From Scarcity to Abundance (opens the original)
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What if nonprofit leaders stopped seeing wealth as something separate from mission and began viewing it as the capacity to create greater impact? In this episode of The Nonprofit Exchange, Hugh Ballou talks with Nathan Barkocy about moving from scarcity thinking to an abundance mindset grounded in stewardship, time, relationships, faith, and sustainable impact. Episode Summary Nonprofit leaders talk often about generosity, sacrifice, stewardship, and service, yet the word wealth can still feel u
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