Identifying the Characteristics and Competencies Executive Directors Need to Lead Human Service Organizations in Today’s Operating Environment: What Boards Need to Know for Succession Planning

Executive directors, senior managers, and board chairs of organizations operating in the nonprofit human service sector have different expectations regarding the characteristics and competencies needed for future organizational leaders. We asked current organizational leaders to describe the charact...

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Published in:Journal of nonprofit education and leadership 2021-03, Vol.11 (1)
Main Authors: Hunter, Trevor, Decker-Pierce, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boards of directors
Leadership
Nonprofit organizations
Skills
Succession planning
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Summary:Executive directors, senior managers, and board chairs of organizations operating in the nonprofit human service sector have different expectations regarding the characteristics and competencies needed for future organizational leaders. We asked current organizational leaders to describe the characteristics and competencies needed for a future executive director. The responses suggest that future leaders will need different skills than those of current leaders, that the most likely candidate pool for successors is not there, and that boards of directors are unaware of these realities in their (lack of) succession planning.
ISSN:2374-7838
2157-0604
DOI:10.18666/JNEL-2020-9139