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It all starts with your DNA. You've heard us say this before but the truth always bears repeating.  Leadership is baked into a person's DNA.  It can and should be cultivated and developed as documented by this insightful research from Bridgespan.org. 

The Batten Group has built our business on being able to spot the DNA of young and experienced leaders.  We know what exceptional leadership looks like.  We know how to find it and bring it to your organization.

If you think you're in need of a leadership check-up call us today. Nonprofit and mission-based organizations consistently rely on TBG based on our intimate knowledge of their industry, our network of highly respected leaders and our successful searches from coast to coast.

Trust us to make a difference.
 
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"Plan A" For Growing Future Leaders:  A Five Step Process

 

While resource constraints are one challenge most nonprofits face, the biggest obstacle to improved leadership development may be the behavior of leaders. Many nonprofit leaders (including nonprofit boards) confront the question of leadership development only when faced with a succession crisis. And by then it may be too late.

A change of thinking is needed to overcome this obstacle. Bridgespan has created Nonprofit Leadership Development: What's Your "Plan A" for Growing Future Leaders? as a guide to help nonprofits think differently about leadership development. Plan A treats leadership development not as an ad hoc response to crisis but as a proactive and systematic investment in building a pipeline of leaders within an organization, so that when transitions are necessary, leaders at all levels are ready to answer the call.
At the heart of the leadership development discipline is Plan A, a three-year road map for the future that spells out an organization's evolving leadership needs, identifies future leaders, and details activities to strengthen their leadership muscle. While the future itself may not unfold exactly as expected, having a plan allows the organization to develop leaders more intentionally and effectively. Plan A is created and executed through five linked processes:

 

1.  Engaging senior leaders.
To build leaders for the long term, the chief executive must serve as the de facto chief talent officer. She signals the importance of leadership development, sets expectations for her team, and puts the process in motion by first developing the people who report directly to her and then asking them to do the same for their teams. By holding herself and others accountable for results, she communicates her commitment to the rest of the organization.

 

2.  Mapping out a vision of the future leadership team.
 A systematic development effort starts with an understanding of the future leadership capabilities required to achieve the organization's strategy. Only with such an understanding can senior leaders assess the potential of future leaders to meet emerging needs, and put in place the plans to develop required competencies in high-potential leadership candidates.

 

Tomorrow:  Process 3, 4 & 5

 

Source:  Bridgespan.org    Download the PDF

 
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"The National Down Syndrome Society retained The Batten Group to search for a Vice President of Development. Their team recruited five exceptional candidates within a matter of weeks. The search process was quick, targeted and professional. We trusted The Batten Group to know our specific needs and requirements.  The result was a search process that exceeded our expectations."


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