This program is designed for executive directors of nonprofit organizations who wish to build their influence and increase their strategic effectiveness. The demands of attending to diverse stakeholders in rapidly shifting environments with limited resources make nonprofit leadership particularly challenging. GISC’s program addresses these realities head-on, building on decades of experience in understanding organizations and developing leaders.

Engaging with other executive directors and exploring the Gestalt perspective, participants will have the opportunity to develop a clearer picture of how to balance the multiple roles of the ED; a firmer sense of priorities given their organizational context; enhanced effectiveness in dealing with change and resistance to change; and new options for supporting and motivating staff.

The workshop will be practical, relating key concepts to the challenges of fundraising, working with boards, and developing and managing staff.  Participants will have extensive opportunities to experiment with the application of key concepts, exploring the strengths and limitations of their current style and practicing new skills.

Specifically, the course will work with the GISC Model of Leadership and enable participants to:

• Heighten awareness of themselves and their effect on others;

• Strengthen their influence with staff and diverse stakeholders;

• Accept and manage multiple points of view;

• Understand resistance as a source of momentum that can support change.

This workshop is specifically designed for experienced nonprofit executives who are committed to realizing their organization’s full potential—and their own.