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A Book to Read: Leadership from the Inside Out

by Kevin Cashman.

The book is a guide, a journal that offers the reader a roadmap through which to reflect and navigate the reader’s own leadership development process. More >>

Leadership Skills and Emotional Intelligence

The Center for Creative Leadership has identified three significant career derailers for executives: difficulty handling change, inability to work on a team and poor interpersonal relations. More >>

An Overview of Emotional Intelligence and Diversity

Developing the capacity to understand and manage feelings and deal effectively with others, no matter how great the differences, is a critical competence in today’s diverse workplace. More >>

Maximizing Board Effectiveness

It is sometimes helpful to ask yourself a few basic questions about your Board and its current effectiveness. Do your board members attend board meetings regularly and actively? Do they productively participate in committees? Are there good working relationships between Board and staff? The Arts Consulting Group, Inc. offers some useful insights into board development. More >>

Fiduciary Duties of Directors of Charitable Organizations.

This Guide is provided by the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office to assist board members with the important responsibilities assumed when they volunteer their time. It is only a guide and is not meant to prescribe exactly how board members must act in all situations. Each organization possesses a distinct composition and experiences different circumstances and outcomes. This guide is merely provided as a reference tool and outline to assist directors in performing their duties. More >>

The Art of Board Development

This handbook by Anna Boulton is designed to assist nonprofit organization boards of directors through the many duties and leadership responsibilities needed to form and maintain a confident, well-run organization. More >>