5 Things an Executive Director Can Do to Build a Strong Leadership Team

Let’s discuss the right way and the wrong way to build a leadership team.

A while back I coached a very smart and ambitious young woman who, for the sake of privacy, I’ll call Meg.

Meg recently had been promoted to run the communications department of a mid-sized nonprofit. She had never held a senior position like this before. As a director, Meg was invited onto the leadership team. She quickly was confused and frustrated.

“What is the point of this leadership team?” Meg asked. “It seems like I go to more meetings and have less time to get my work done.”