<div><b>The Essential Guide for Managing Leadership Turnovers&#160;</b></div><div>A leadership transition can be a time of high vulnerability for a nonprofit organization. On the other hand, an executive turnover offers unique opportunities for renewal and fresh thinking.&#160;<i>Managing Executive Transitions</i>&#160;shows how this state of transition can give board and staff members a chance to put things back together in new and creative ways-to discard some old pieces and to bring in fresh elements.&#160;</div><div>Nonprofit boards and executive directors will find practical advice on how to manage leadership turnovers in ways that can heighten mission impact while avoiding potential downsides. Author Tim Wolfred recommends a transformational process of three phases:<b>&#160;Prepare, Pivot, </b>and&#160;<b>Thrive.&#160;</b></div><div><ul><li><span>In the&#160;</span><span><b>Prepare</b></span><span>&#160;phase board members, staff, volunteers, and funders engage in an efficient process for updating the agency's strategic directions and crafting a profile of the skills needed in the next executive.&#160;</span></li><li><span>In the&#160;<b>Pivot</b>&#160;phase a search ensues, conducted by a board reinvigorated and excited about the agency's future impact.&#160;</span></li><li><span>In the&#160;<b>Thrive</b>&#160;phase the board engages the newly hired executive as a leadership partner and gives him or her clear performance priorities derived from the strategic directions.&#160;</span></li></ul><span>Engaging case studies and hands-on tools such as planning agendas, timelines, sample letters, and communication tips will smooth the transition to new executive leadership.</span></div>