What is Burnout? With Dr. Stanley J. Ward
Dr. Stanley J. Ward supports leaders who do work that is both needed and challenging. While coaching leaders to successfully accomplish this kind of work, he found that many of them struggled with issues related to burnout. In his latest book, How to Beat Burnout for …
Alumni Spotlight – Yvette Stott
Yvette Stott, LSC ’20
When you are in a room with Yvette Stott, recent graduate and Class Speaker for Leadership Southern California (LSC) Class of 2020, her motivating energy and “can-do” attitude are contagious. In light of Women’s History Month last month, we asked Yv…
Women’s History Month Alumni Spotlight – Gabriele Almon
Gabriele Almon graduated from Leadership L.A. in 2019. She is the founder of Brain + Bullish, an agency that sparks ground-breaking, transformational partnerships between the creative industry and the public sector.
We asked her what exciting things she working on,…
Challenges & Opportunities for Nonprofits in 2020
by Center for Nonprofit Management
In recent months we’ve seen big shifts impact the Los
Angeles nonprofit sector. Shifting priorities at the federal level, individual
donors emerging through crowdsourced funding online like Go Fund Me, and the
closing of YPI and chang…
Leadership L.A. Fellows Help Future Leaders
Community partnerships and the intentional efforts of community members can make a huge difference on a campus.
Southern California Leadership Network and Claremont Lincoln University Announce Partnership
Contact:
Rina Dakanay
(909) 637-4496
rdakanay@claremontlincoln.edu
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP NETWORK AND CLAREMONT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
– Partnership Provides Socially Conscious Education for Sou…
Nonprofit Sustainability and Impact: The Role of the Board
by David Greco, Social Sector Partners
In working with nonprofit organizations across the nation on their financial sustainability, the one thing that has consistently differentiated high-performing organizations from those struggling to keep the doors open and the light…
Leading Without Formal Authority
Thank you to all who took our leadership survey through our newsletter and social media last month! According to the poll results, the biggest challenge for collaborative leadership is “Leading Without Formal Authority”.
So here are some things to keep in mi…
Small Experiments
We’ve been thinking about “confident leadership” recently. So how can leaders exhibit confident decision making in complex situations? One solution is to try “small experiments.”
WHAT ARE “SMALL EXPERIMENTS”?
Small experiments involve a commitme…
Distinguishing between weaknesses and liabilities
In my previous post, I discussed a three part process for becoming a more confident leader:
Make the most of your strengths (those things that you are consistently good at and enjoy doing).
Correct your liabilities (the things that keep you from being effective…
