tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488879425900650696.post2274784985945315264..comments2023-08-09T04:33:01.170-05:00Comments on The Hourglass Blog: Generations and Job LoyaltyEric Lankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955772930132857028noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488879425900650696.post-19642536657606593442009-02-16T12:25:00.000-06:002009-02-16T12:25:00.000-06:00Thanks, Rick, for speaking up. If you're going to ...Thanks, Rick, for speaking up. If you're going to follow our conversation on Daring to Lead, it looks like I won't need to speak from the study's point of view. It'll be great having you as part of the dialogue!Eric Lankehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449320263122144776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488879425900650696.post-22160015818247041862009-02-13T19:44:00.000-06:002009-02-13T19:44:00.000-06:00These are great comments. As one of the co-authors...These are great comments. As one of the co-authors of Daring to Lead, I would say that our concern was not that leaders weren't staying in their positions for 20 years, or that they lacked loyalty, but that talented and committed people were burning out early in their tenure because of the overwhelming demands of the executive director job. Frequent executive director turnover (every year or two or even three) is hard on an organization. However, I also believe that shared leadership, the ability to develop new leaders, and the ability to thrive under a succession of leaders are hallmarks of an effective organization.Rick Moyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15031845216749829831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488879425900650696.post-26755070966693368702009-02-13T09:46:00.000-06:002009-02-13T09:46:00.000-06:00"Why can't nonprofit organizations grow and thrive..."Why can't nonprofit organizations grow and thrive by having committed and talented leaders in their top positions for three or four years at a time?"<BR/><BR/>Great point, Jamie. I can't respond to it from Daring to Lead's point of view, because I haven't read the full report yet.<BR/><BR/>But I will say, from my own perspective, that if organizations can only grow and thrive by having leaders stay in their positions for twenty years, then we're going to see a lot of failing organizations in the next two decades. Success has been redefined. "Thriving" means sustained success over frequent leadership changes.Eric Lankehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449320263122144776noreply@blogger.com