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positive differenceEverything you will ever do as a leader is based on the assumption that you matter. You matter most when you make others matter. You start right by deciding you can and will make a positive difference.  You end well by deciding to serve rather than be served. The spotlight's on you so you can shine it on others.

 

We can help you become a successful leader by surrounding you with capable, effective, dedicated team members.

 

America's most respected nonprofit organizations hire The Batten Group. We work strategically and confidentially with proven leaders responsible for improving their organization's bottom line and mission. 

 

Our 40 years of experience in the nonprofit industry gives our clients and candidates an edge building winning teams. Trust us to make a meaningful difference and positive impact for your organization.

 

Sincerely,

 

 Jim Batten  

 

The Batten Group
(704) 841-2099

 

Decision-making is one of your greatest leadership challenges.

 

Chances are you'll flounder until you make the two decisions that enable you to start right and end well. These decisions come before the others.

 

Starting right.

Kouzes and Posner said, "Everything you will ever do as a leader is based on one audacious assumption. It's the assumption that you matter," ( The Truth about Leadership). You start right by deciding you can and will make a positive difference.

 

Why it's hard to decide to matter?

communityTo matter you must stand out. Yet all your life you've been trained to fit in, to color within the lines.   

Can you think of anyone that changed the world by fitting in? "The world belongs not to those who fit in but to those who stand out," Anonymous. Sadly, much of the energy I see expended around me is expended on being average. Beware! You feel pressured to fit in so that you won't stand out, so that you will disappear.

 

Ending well.

The conundrum of leadership is you matter most when you make others matter. You end well by deciding to serve rather than be served. The spotlight's on you so you can shine it on others.

 

Balancing the tension.

Put yourself first by understanding and enabling yourself. Read books, take classes and seminars, rest, and stretch yourself. Nurture and protect that which makes you stand out. At the same time, embrace the leadership conundrum. Put yourself first so you can put others first. One reason daily decision-making is hard is you haven't made the two decisions that enable you to start right and end well.

  

Source:  Dan Rockwell 

Testimonial
 

 

 

Partnering with the Batten Group resulted in a strong pool of candidates for our vacant CEO position. The group truly possesses an in-depth background on all aspects facing today's non-profit health sector as well as an incredible potential candidate networking process.  

 

We found their approach to recruitment and selection to be one of integrity, insight, active listening, and always responsive to our needs. Their experience and expertise was invaluable and a model of professionalism that our selection team greatly appreciated.

 

Al Rowe

Chairman of the Board
American Lung Association
Upper MidWest

 

  



 

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