05/02/2024

A Better Plan for Emerging Leaders

Identify leadership candidates for their staff and volunteer corps early

The post-pandemic world is a complex one, but if there’s a common theme that's emerged in organizations in the past few years, it’s contained in one question: How do you keep good people? In the midst of quiet quitting, pressure on middle management, and anxiety over toxic boards, the conversation around finding the right people for roles, and keeping them there, has intensified.

Resolving that challenge means developing a pipeline of talent, both for key staff roles and positions on your committees and board. In a Forbes story last week, DocuSign Chief People Officer Jennifer Christie said how the company does that. First and foremost, it provides training to demonstrate what that leadership and management actually looks like.

"We want people to go into people leadership with their eyes wide open about what it entails," Christie said.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Associations Now.