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    Adapting to Change: Navigating a Leadership Transition

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    Event Date
    January 25 – March 8
    Source
    Land Trust Alliance
    Location
    Virtual
    Instructor
    Megan Motil of Parallell Solutions
    About This Event

    Whether by choice or circumstance, change comes to people and organizations. Staff and leaders will transition, and board members will come and go. What happens if those with critical leadership roles unexpectedly or suddenly depart? Is your organization ready to adapt?  

    We’ll explore ways your organization can strategically and adaptively navigate both planned and emergency staff or board leadership succession. We’ll cover helpful mindsets, values, processes and resources to support intentional internal conversations and thoughtful organizational transformation tied to leadership roles and competencies, stability and sustainability.  

    This short course includes three 90-minute interactive training sessions and one facilitated wrap-up discussion.  

    Thanks to generous underwriting, this series is $95 for members or $125 for non-members per connection.  

    Event information

    In advance of our first session, you will receive Zoom login information. If you registered but are missing this information, please email Laura Eklov. Can’t make one of the dates? All registrants will receive recording links within a week after each session.  

    Agenda for staffed land trust track

    Wednesday, Jan. 25 | 10 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern 

    Both all-volunteer and staffed land trusts will attend this first overview session, which will cover: 

    • Why leadership succession planning matters. 

    • How culture and values drive succession choices. 

    • How strategy guides organizational and leadership succession efforts. 

    • How prioritizing diversity, engagement and empowerment can impact succession. 

    After the overview session, you will join a track for either all-volunteer (fewer than one full-time staff member) or staffed land trusts featuring interactive content geared toward your needs.   

    Wednesday, Feb. 1 | 10 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern 

    • Executive director and other staff transitions. 

    • Staff development, staffing plans and structures. 

    • Job descriptions and search and hiring processes. 

    • Internal and external communication best practices.  

    Wednesday, Feb. 8 | 10 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern 

    • Board development and leadership succession. 

    • Supporting board member growth and transitions. 

    • Emergency and planned successions.  

    Wednesday, March 8 | 10 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern 

    You will be invited to develop action plans and identify specific resources to help support your individual and organizational next steps. With instructor, facilitator and peer support, we will reflect on what you have learned and assess your organization’s situation and needs. 

    Please note: this session will not be recorded so you can share freely with your peers. 

    Agenda for all-volunteer land trust track

    Wednesday, Jan. 25 | 10 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern 

    Both all-volunteer and staffed land trusts will attend this first overview session, which will cover: 

    • Why leadership succession planning matters. 

    • How culture and values drive succession choices. 

    • How strategy guides organizational and leadership succession efforts. 

    • How prioritizing diversity, engagement and empowerment can impact succession. 

    After the overview session, you will join a track for either all-volunteer (fewer than one full-time staff member) or staffed land trusts featuring interactive content geared toward your needs.   

    Wednesday, Feb. 1 | 4 – 5:30 p.m. Eastern 

    • Clarifying strategy, culture and values for your organization. 

    • Board member and volunteer job descriptions. 

    • Decision-making models, levels of authority and empowerment. 

    • Operations management, including file and data sharing and record keeping. 

    Wednesday, Feb. 8 | 4 – 5:30 p.m. Eastern 

    • Board member development and growth. 

    • Board member recruitment, orientation and evaluation. 

    • Planned and emergency succession. 

    • Considerations for hiring your first paid staff.  

    Wednesday, March 8 | 4 – 5:30 p.m. Eastern 

    You will be invited to develop action plans and identify specific resources to help support your individual and organizational next steps. With instructor, facilitator and peer support, we will reflect on what you have learned and assess your organization’s situation and needs.

    Please note: this session will not be recorded so you can share freely with your peers. 

    About the instructor

    This series is led by Megan Motil, founder and principal of Parallel Solutions. Through strategic guidance, organizational development coaching and training, partnership coordination, community engagement and facilitation, Megan works with clients to navigate change, set a clear direction and goals, make effective decisions, prioritize actions, build relationships, access resources and invest in business practices to grow and sustain impact for the long term.