Leadership & Teambuilding Services
An organization can never be better than its leadership. So the smartest leaders are always learning, expanding their own capacities, expanding and refining their skills and strengthening their directors and staff members. Our experience encompasses work with nonprofit boards, executive officers, program directors, development officers and line personnel.
- Conduct board development/management training to facilitate collaboration between executive leadership and the board
- Clarify board roles, responsibilities, and relationships with staff
- Conduct or facilitate orientation of new directors
- Introduce methods and processes for building a strong board
- Structure the board to capitalize on the talents of each member
- Design a process for recruiting new board members and cultivating leadership within the board
- Evaluate current board strength and culture and suggest enhancements, where needed
- Evaluate current board culture and suggest enhancements
- Establish accountability and performance reviews
- Improve structure of committees and overall communication
- Facilitate problem solving, decision-making, and creative activities among board members
- Draft a succession plan with customized procedures for the appointment of an acting chief executive officer and other executives in the event of an unplanned or planned absence
- Research and information gathering to equip the organization in all facets of planning
- Assist the board of directors with developing and adopting policies and procedures for the implementation of the succession and development plans
- Work with the leadership to ensure the continuous coverage of executive duties critical to the ongoing operations of the organization and its services to clients
- Provide planning and support for advocacy programs
- Provide forward-looking coaching to organizational executives.
“Ellen Cokinos is one of those people that when you meet her, you know you have met a force of nature. And, I am delighted that she uses her talents and energy on behalf of the most vulnerable people in our society.”
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, then First Lady of the United States, in a speech in Houston on March 16, 1998.
