
He very passively shared the ideas — that he had cast as an exciting big vision with me — and then just let the discussion ramble. The bottom line: The board wasn't interested in being challenged or in stepping up. It had a very comfortable situation right now, thank you. He had clear paths around these obstacles; we had even discussed them. But he was silent.
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Jeff has more than 25 years of nonprofit leadership experience and is a member of the NonProfit PRO Editorial Advisory Board.