Concord Leaders Podcast
Concord Leaders Podcast
Marc A. Pitman
Short interviews with nonprofit CEO's and executive directors, reminding us why we love leading and giving us strategies to overcome challenges.
218 There are No Superheroes - Francisco Fernández
Francisco Fernández is the President, Comunidar, a community foundation in Monterrey, Mexico and the Associate Vice President for Development Tec de Monterrey, university with 25 campuses throughout Mexico. In this episode of Concord Leaders, Francisco shares the joy in helping create complimentary teams. And the difficulties of transitioning teams when trust is low.
Nov 24, 2020
14 min
217 View Leadership as a Relationship - Tony Chatman
Tony Chatman is the President of Chatman Enterprises. In this episode of Concord Leaders, Tony shares a powerful perspective on leadership that might blow your mind. And he talks about dealing with failures as a leader. He even shares an important insight learned from Alexander the Great.
Nov 10, 2020
16 min
216 Inspiring the Best from Others - Suzanne Nance
Suzanne Nance is the President and CEO of All Classical Portland, an independent classical musical station in Oregon. In this episode of Concord Leaders, she talks about the joy of helping others flourish. And about why it can be important to move forward on a project even though it won't last.
Oct 27, 2020
14 min
215 Helping Others Grow - Christal Cherry
Christal Cherry is the CEO of The Board Pro. In this episode of Concord Leaders, she shares her leadership being rooted even in her experiences growing up as a child. And she shares a time when leading a division caused her to leave the organization instead.
Oct 6, 2020
11 min
214 Trust is Central - Mike Geiger
Mike Geiger is the President & CEO of AFP - the Association of Fundraising Professionals. In this episode of Concord Leaders, he shares three reasons why he enjoys being a leader. And he gives tips speaking truth to power that he learned the hard way.
Sep 22, 2020
22 min
212 Having a Plan Isn't Enough - Mel and Pearl Shaw
Mel and Pearl Shaw are the co-founders of Saad & Shaw Comprehensive Fund Development Services. In this episode of Concord Leaders, the Shaws talk about their respective views on leadership, knowing the players you're working with, and leading from behind. They also share the importance of building consensus.
Sep 11, 2020
15 min
213 Being a Bridge Builder - Cindee Rood
Cindee Rood is the Founder and Executive Director of Formidable Joy. In this episode of Concord Leaders, Cindee talks about the juggling act of tending to all the relationships that make an organization run. And shares how she sees that there's always a Plan B.
Sep 8, 2020
16 min
211 Giving People Opportunities to Grow - Meghan Barp
Meghan Barp is the President and CEO of the United Way of Greenville County. In this episode of Concord Leaders, she shares her joy of leading an organization that is trusted to convene the conversation and coordinate action. And about the transitioning from individual contributor to leading teams to then leading organizations.
Aug 11, 2020
13 min
Getting to be the Catalyst - Amy Sample Ward
Amy Sample Ward is the CEO of NTEN. In this episode of Concord Leaders, she shares how how her community organizing background informs her leadership. She talks about how ignoring her gut has been the common denominator in her biggest experiences of missing the mark. And she shares why everyone in the organization should lead in their roles.
Jul 28, 2020
14 min
Growing and Developing Other Leaders - Dawn Cogan
Dawn Cogan is the Executive Director of St. Mark Youth Enrichment. In this episode of Concord Leaders, she talks about having the executive director role open up only three weeks after joining her organization as the director of programs. And about the hard lessons of doing good but not being everything to everybody.
Jul 14, 2020
16 min
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