Podcast Episodes

424: One Clear Outcome Can Change Everything with Dr. Tracy Baynes

Season 1 Episode 424

Reflections from host Sarah Olivieri ...

The One Decision That Quiets All The Others

There is a moment most executive directors know.

A funder is hin…

13 hours ago

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423: Why Aren't They Owning It!? with Sarah Olivieri

Season 1 Episode 423

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Most leaders think of delegation as a way to get time back. That framing is half the story, and it's the half that keeps leaders …

3 days, 13 hours ago

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422: Compassionate Nonprofit Leadership Is Operational Lubricant with Yerachmiel Stern

Season 1 Episode 422

Reflections from host Sarah Olivieri ...

The Hidden Cost of "Efficient" Leadership

Most nonprofit leaders I work with want to move faster, decide cle…

1 week ago

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421: CEO or Operator Mode with Sarah Olivieri

Season 1 Episode 421

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Most founders are running their organization from operator mode and calling it leadership. The doing feels productive. The decisi…

1 week, 3 days ago

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420: Design Thinking Without The Jargon with Ashley Jablow

Season 1 Episode 420

Reflections from host Sarah Olivieri ...

The Problem Isn't Change. It's the Size of the Decision.

Most nonprofit leaders I talk to are not actually a…

2 weeks ago

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419: Stop Designing Programs Backwards with Sarah Olivieri

Season 1 Episode 419

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Most nonprofit leaders sit down to design a program and start by mapping the steps. The modules. The services. The flow. That wor…

2 weeks, 3 days ago

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418: Boundaries Are a System Problem with TaShun Bowden-Lewis

Season 1 Episode 418

Reflections from host Sarah Olivieri ...

How Nonprofit Leaders Can Set Boundaries, Protect Their Mission, and Lead Without Burning Out

Here's what no…

3 weeks ago

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417: Budgets Aren't Crystal Balls with Sarah Olivieri

Season 1 Episode 417

Your budget is not a financial strategy. It's a forecast — a guess about the future made with the information you had at the time. And the problem is…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

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416: Run It Like A Legacy with Diane Strand

Season 1 Episode 416

Reflections from host Sarah Olivieri ...

There is a quiet assumption running through most conversations about nonprofits and for-profit businesses.

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4 weeks ago

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415: Focus Isn't a One-Time Thing with Sarah Olivieri

Season 1 Episode 415

Focus Isn't a Personality Trait. It's a System.

Most leaders think about focus the wrong way. They treat it like a switch — either you have it or you…

1 month ago

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