Understanding the relationship between governance and operations and navigating it effectively is a crucial part of organizational effectiveness.
Join Tim Kurth and Kurt Bickel for a conversation that considers how boards can be built for better with effective governance structure that allows staff, board members, and stakeholders to work together.
“What got you here won’t get you there.” Many of us have lived the reality of this phrase. Great leadership is a practice of continual growth and change. Research clearly indicates that leaders who intentionally embark on a journey of personal understanding and development can transform their own capacities as well as those of the organizations that they serve. Join Emergent Leader Dean Kurt Bickel and Dr. Gretchen Jameson for a robust conversation about the transformations of leadership and asking the hard questions of self.
Kurt and Bill bring their decades of experience in working with non-profits and churches to a conversation about facing the new ministry frontier and managing transition and the fear that goes along with it. Whether you are looking to facilitate deep organizational change, re-launch something that has been dormant, re-connect a team, move ahead with “new normal,” or start something brand new, 2021 is a time of managing transition.
The power of effective teams is undeniable. In this episode Kurt Bickel and Brian Becker of Leader’s Edge consider and explore what it takes to build, rebuild, and maintain effective teams, committees and boards. These two brings years of experience in working with teams, committees, and boards within the church and the nonprofit world. Learn the 7 G’s of building a board or committee and the power of covenant and charter.
Emergent Leader Live episode 6 featured three emergent pastoral leaders. Rev. Jay Winters, Rev. Kurt Klaus, and Rev. Leon Jameson talk about the learnings and unlearnings of this season of ministry. What is the potential power of chaos? How are the experience and expectation of connection shifting? What are the opportunities? What leadership lessons have they had to learn into during this season?
Emergent Leader trainer Daryl Pichan joins Kurt for episode 5 of EL Live. In this rich episode they delve into the role of self-definition in leadership. What does it look like to mange our tendencies toward togetherness or separateness? Listen in as they consider the power of clarity, connection, and courage in “pulling up a self.”
EL Live episode 4 featured a fascinating discussion with Kurt and top level coach and leader developer Patricia Bright regarding the complexities of polarities in leadership. During this rich discussion they explore, among other things, the difference between a Problem to Solve and a Polarity to Manage. It is common to approach polarities as problems to be solved. This episode offers deeper insight and some practical tools for recognizing and managing the polarities you encounter as a leader.
In this discussion about leadership from the second chair, Kurt Bickel, Jack Proctor, and Katie Otto share insights and observations about the challenges and opportunities in that role including: the importance of role clarity and recognition in sharing the ministry, unlearning and self-reflection in leadership, and finding your voice as a second chair leader.
The EL training team shares expertise and insights on: group dynamics in an online world, building structures for effective remote communication, and, 5 practices for better leadership in crisis.
Tina and Dennis share the learnings that have been most impactful to them as leaders.