Delaney Mullennix of Nonprofit Hub uses the 70/20/10 rule to explain why nonprofit leadership development is learned in challenging work, not by reading a book or sitting through a course.Her case is the 70/20/10 rule: 10% of learning comes from academics, 20% from mentors, and 70% from challenging experience. That changes how leaders should think about professional development, work-life balance, feedback, and risk.In this episode:How the 70/20/10 rule puts challenging experience ahead of academic learningWhy work-life balance is not always 50/50, even when work takes 70% to 80% of lifeThe shift from completing a to-do list to prioritizing and driving organizational resultsWhy managers should find a course or class for an employee instead of waiting to be askedWhat four co-executive directors can teach a nonprofit about trying a different leadership modelYou will leave with a way to identify one experience that stretches a team member, and a reminder that doing something ten times can open new doors. The goal is not to remove risk. It is to assess it without treating every possible loss as catastrophic.Episode highlights:

Why leaders learn by doing

Why experience is the best teacher

The 70/20/10 learning rule

Thoughtfulness toward the team

The line between manager and leader

Seeking experiences that stretch you

Helping others learn by doing

Recognizing each employee’s strengths

Professional development that helps

Taking risk without treating loss as catastrophe