Jennifer M. Pigza, Ph.D., Academic Chair, Graduate Program in Leadership for Social
Justice, Saint Mary’s College of California
Panelists: Stacy Kono, Director, Programmatic Partnerships, Rockwood Institute
Elissa Perry, Program Catalyst, Network Leadership Innovation Lab
Ann Kletz, Principal, Leadership Search Partners
Ahmed Mansur, Director, Urban Economy Institute
Join a conversation with leadership development specialists and coaches about what
it means to embrace and embody sustainable leadership. Specifically the conversation
will explore how nonprofit leaders:
• Develop their inner selves in order to do their outer work
• Maintain passion in the midst of sometimes dis-passionate tasks
• Develop practices that nurture personal sustainability
• Translate care of whole self to people and organizations with whom they work
A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis
Panel: Next-Gen Leaders for the Nonprofit Sector
1. Next Gen Leaders for the
Non-Profit Sector
Jennifer Pigza, Saint Mary’s College of California
Ann Kletz, Leadership Search Partners
Stacy Kono, Rockwood Institute
Ahmad Mansur, Urban Economy Institute
Elissa Perry, Network Leadership Innovation Lab
2. What does it mean to
embrace sustainable
leadership?
How can you-we…
• Develop our inner selves in
order to do our outer work
• Maintain passion in the midst of
sometimes dis-passionate tasks
• Develop practices that nurture
personal sustainability
• Translate care of whole self to
people and organizations with
whom we work
5. Embracing Complexity
in Leadership
“There is a mismatch
between the world’s
complexity and our
own moment …
Complexity is not a
story about the world
but about leaders
adapting to its
challenges.”
Robert Kegan, Harvard Professor
Author, Immunity To Change
6. What is Foundational to Growth?
Play Reflective Practice Trust
“The result of play is that
we stumble upon new
behaviors, thoughts,
strategies, movements or
ways of being. We see
things in a different way
and have fresh insights.”
(Stuart Brown, 2009)
“Reflection is the absolute
necessary intervening
activity that converts input
- whatever our
experiences are - into
meaningful working
knowledge that can then
be tested in other
settings.”
(Chickering, Dalton, &
Stamm, 2006)
“Vulnerability-based trust is
what happens when members
get to the point where they are
completely comfortable being
transparent and honest with
one another, where they can
say and genuinely mean
things like ‘I screwed up,’ ‘I
need help,’ ‘Your idea is better
than mine,’ and even, ‘I am
sorry’.”
(Patrick Lencioni, 2012)
7. Wheel of Change for Individuals
“To create real
change for individuals
(including ourselves),
we must work in an
integrated way with
the three major
domains that
comprise our human
system.”
(Robert Gass, 2007)
8. Conversation
• What have you heard in this conversation
that could be helpful to you?
• How would you like to deepen your
knowledge and practice of leadership?
9. Take 2 Minutes
to Take Charge!
• What actions reinforce and
develop what matters most?
• What commitments can you
make to nurture your own
leadership?
• What will you do to nurture
the next generation of non-
profit leaders?
10. Contact Us
Jennifer M. Pigza, Ph.D., Saint Mary’s College of
California, jpigza@stmarys-ca.edu
Ann Kletz, Leadership Search Partners,
ann@leadershipsearch.com
Stacy Kono, Rockwood Leadership Institute,
stacy@rockwoodleadership.org
Ahmad Mansur, Urban Economy Institute,
amansur@lmi.net
Elissa Perry, Network Leadership Innovation Lab,
elissaone@gmail.com
Hinweis der Redaktion
5 minutes
Jennifer will welcome folks to the session and provide BRIEF introductions based on what was posted on the website.
2 minutes
JENNIFER … Remind ourselves of our purpose in these 45 minutes.
We have gathered this panel to offer their ideas and experience.
Each will share some of their wisdom on these questions.
There will be time for reflection, listening, conversation, and the beginning of meaning-making.
3 minutes
JENNIFER … Let’s start by reminding ourselves about what matters most in our professional lives.
5 minutes
JP … Elissa, talk with us about what it means to think about and embody leadership differently in a 21st century context …
EP … At one end leadership is : positional, seen as being held by individual/few, point of view is singular or close to it. Leadership is exclusive with a the primary goal directing.
At the other end Leadership is position independent, the experts are the people w/ challenge not the individual or few at the top exclusively. The way of working is collaborative. The point of view is plural and inclusive with a primary goal of drawing out ideas and solutions. Some of what we’ve learned is required of leaders operating at this end of the spectrum can be defined as being and acting in integrity with the values of dignity and justice we seek to bring into high priority in the world. This integrity and dignity extends to multiple levels from the intra-personal – within each of us individually, to how we interact with each other and with institutions and their relationships to one another.
Give an example, please.
JENNIFER … With this particular way of thinking about leadership, we can see that what used to be a rigid hierarchical structure has become a more complex system of relationship among people, actions, policies, and priorities.
Ahmad … 5 minutes …
5 minutes
JENNIFER… So, if we are doing leadership differently, then we need to think about growth and development of leadership differently.
Ann, Tell us about how you see what is foundational to growth and sustainable leadership for non-profit leaders.
ANN …
[please provide example when describing the three items.]
5 minutes
JENNIFER … Stacy, at Rockwood Institute you have a particular way of thinking about how change happens within individuals and people … tell us about that …
STACY
How many of you know it’s important to take care of yourself but have a hard time making it happen?
Introduce Wheel of Change (see attached image)
Explain Hearts/Minds, Behaviors and Systems.
Apply WOC with an example.
JENNIFER
5 minutes of conversation with a neighbor.
10 minutes Q +A with the panelists.