Leadership Development

Investing in the ongoing development of your organization's elected, appointed and staff leaders is necessary if you want them to be prepared and ready to fulfill their responsibilities as well as perform in concert as a team. KST Consulting can design a custom program that meets your goals and objectives in providing board leadership training to help them govern effectively.

"For members to feel that they can count on one another's actions, they need to understand what each member is saying in board meetings and why he or she makes those comments. Such understanding is fostered through a cooperative relationship among members."
Alvin Zander
Making Boards Effective; The Dynamics of Nonprofit Governing Boards

Teamwork is essential between a board and staff and within the board itself. Learning about each other's behavioral styles and values can make a big difference in effective communication and management. Check out the TTI Success Insights Executive Report™ and TTI Success Insights Management/Staff Report™ for examples of how using these assessments can impact your operations.

An essential and often overlooked component of board effectiveness is the evaluation of the board as a whole and it's effectiveness in governing the organization. KST Consulting can facilitate an in-depth evaluation of your board and collaborate with you to develop a follow-up leadership development program to continually advance the knowledge and expertise of your board.

"An effective board is absolutely essential to an effective organization. Sound governance is as important as sound management. As a board member, therefore, you need to be sure the board keeps an eye on itself to determine it is doing its job well."
Fisher Howe
Welcome to the Board, Your Guide to Effective Participation

Given the high turn-over rates of most boards due to two or three year terms of office, having an established leadership development and board evaluation program is extremely important to your organization’s success.

Developing committee and task force leaders is a part of any sound leadership development plan. As well, creating a leadership development program geared for new and emerging leaders is vital to your organization's future. Organizations are facing a leadership shortage that can be addressed by creating new and different kinds of leadership opportunities to garner the strengths and talents of members earlier in their professional careers by managing the project's scope and limiting the time commitment required.

"...there may be born leaders, but there surely are far too few to depend on them. Leadership must be learned and can be learned..."
Peter Drucker
The Leader of the Future

Contact KST Consulting, LLC for more information on how leadership can be learned.

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