Uncertainty is the norm across all realms of our work and home lives. However, this uncertainty is different depending on professional roles and personal living conditions. This year’s leadership report points out key trends we anticipate continuing and some recommendations to address these trends. Christopher Washington joins Maureen Metcalf in the VoiceAmerica and iTunes Podcast to discuss these trends and how leaders can prepare themselves and their organizations to effectively face them.
Changes within an organization are inevitable, but that doesn’t make them any easier to deal with. There are plenty of effective ways to handle a situation when difficult changes need to be made within an organization. Here, Christopher Washington and otehr members of Forbes Nonprofit Council share their expert advice on the best approaches leaders can take when it’s time to make difficult decisions for their business and team.
Just because a person is in a position of authority doesn’t mean they will effectively lead. In this Forbes.com article, Christopher Washington and other members of Forbes Nonprofit Council share what it takes to be successful in nonprofit leadership positions, and offer their best tips for becoming a nonprofit leader people actually want to work with.
The increasing rate of work digitization and technology adoption is both creating job displacement and shortening the time required to upskill and reskill employees. As leaders align emerging technologies, worker roles, and job skills with their sustainability intentions, the evolving nature of work imposes a heavy emotional tax on workers who must continuously learn and adapt. Faris Alami, Founder and CEO of ISM, and Christopher Washington, Executive Vice President and Provost at Franklin University, join Maureen Metcalf, CEO of the Innovative Leadership Institute, in the VoiceAmerica and iTunes Podcast to discuss how more enlightened leaders are engaging in caring and compassionate workforce and workplace transformation practices while meeting the sustainability goals of their organization.
Ten leaders from the Forbes Nonprofit Council discuss major global challenges and suggest ways organizations can rise to the challenge of overcoming them. Presented here is the link to the article:
Dr. Christopher Washington is a learning ecosystem designer, nonprofit board leader, and champion for the significant role of universities in workforce development. He serves as the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs for Franklin University, a private, nonprofit institution of higher education with its main campus in the United States.
Dr. Washington takes an active role in his local community by serving on nonprofit boards including the Board of the International Visitors Council, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s Ohio Advisory Council, and on the Board of Directors of the Washington D.C. based Global Ties U.S.
