When Developing Leaders, Look Across Sectors | An Inside Look at One Faith-Based Nonprofit's Cross-Sector Coaching Program

All too often, new managers have no training, peer group, or support. Then, when they fail or burnout, we say they weren’t management material. We can and we should do more to support new managers.

When Cru, a faith-based nonprofit, faced this exact challenge, they decided to offer a coaching program to their emerging leaders. This coaching program would bring in business leaders from outside their organization and engage them as coaches, creating cross-sector support, cross-sector relationships, and cross-sector sharing.

Bob Tiede, who helped start this program over 20 years ago, is joining me to share how this program works and what benefits they've seen in their organization.

▶️ When Developing Leaders, Look Across Sectors | An Inside Look at One Nonprofit's Cross-Sector Coaching Program 

▶️ Key Points:

00:58 The challenges new managers face

03:11 Bob’s career journey

09:03 About Cru

10:56 The start of Cru’s cross-sector coaching program for emerging leaders

19:17 The value of cross-sector coaches 

23:52 Recruiting cross-sector coaches

26:36 The benefits of a cross-sector coaching program

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Connect with Bob

Linkedin: Bob Tiede

Website: cru.org & leadingwithquestions.com

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Website: skillmastersmarket.com

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