Story drives revolution. Story weaves all of humanity together. Stories give us hope that things can change. They help us understand the people who tell them. In The Non-Profit Narrative, Dan Portnoy tells organizations, profit as well as nonprofit, how to put their stories to work. He fills his book with clear and compelling examples […]
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I write and talk a lot about core values. Core values are the ground in which my truest, deepest self grows. They are what I have always valued. They were shaping me even before I recognized what they were. They define who I am becoming. My vision for myself and personal goals are based in
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Leadership is about turning values and vision into tangible steps forward. Leaders first lead themselves. Your leadership flows out of how you recognize and appreciate your own core values, how you relate to your own truest self. The depth of your understanding of yourself is a key indicator of the strength of your leadership. As
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I have benefitted over and over again from recycled leadership. The people from whom I have learned the most about being a leader have been recycled leaders. Most of the places where I have been asked to put my own leadership into practice have been opportunities for me to recycle. Our perception of leadership is
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Leadership is learning to listen. Leadership is more than thinking, talking, and writing. Leadership combines contemplation and action. Leadership is telling the next part of the story well. Leadership is getting out of your own way. Leadership is setting a good example. The leaders who make the most lasting impression on me, the leaders who have changed the
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Leadership is setting a good example. Leadership is more than thinking, talking, and writing. Leadership combines contemplation and action. Leadership is telling the next part of the story well. Leadership is getting out of your own way. The leaders who influence me the most deeply, who give me examples to follow, are people who demonstrate
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Leadership is getting out of your own way. I used to think that being a leader meant being up in front, telling people what to do. Leaders were powerful and important. I believed that having the right answers was one of the most important things in life, and leaders had the right answers. Being a
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There are times when I do not feel like being open. Sometimes it feels so much easier to keep my eyes closed, keep my mind closed, keep my heart closed. I may be tired or hurting, I may be discouraged, it may seem like it is just not that important. It may feel like
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It is true of your life, your work, and your relationships. It is true of organizations that have been around forever, and of start-ups that are created in a flash of creativity. It is a lesson I am learning from the craft brewers I know. Good things take time to ferment. You use the best
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Leadership is telling the next part of the story well. It is not necessarily knowing the ultimate end of the story, and it is not reworking the story that has already been told by others. It is moving the story forward by getting other people each to tell their own part. Leadership contributes by creating
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