Nonprofit CEO SPARK
Nonprofit CEO SPARK
Marcia Beckner, Nonprofit CEO Mentor & Culture Strategist
30: From Nice to Confident: How Executive Directors Take Back Authority
11 minutes Posted May 5, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail Leading with Confidence Series #2 What happens when your desire to be a kind, supportive leader starts costing your team more than it helps? In this episode, we unpack a pattern many executive directors quietly fall into…holding onto the wrong person for too long in the name of being fair, loyal, or “nice.” What starts as good intention can slowly erode trust, morale, and performance across your entire organization. Through a real client story, you’ll see how one high-perform...