Recent studies estimate that more than 75% of current nonprofit executives plan to leave their positions in the next five to ten years. What will you do when you need to recruit a new executive for your nonprofit’s leadership team?
Hiring and onboarding a CEO is one of the most important (and challenging) actions a board will ever undertake. Choosing a poor match will require you to repeat the search within a year, at best. At worst, it can have devastating consequences for your organization’s mission.
Recruit your next CEO knowing that you have identified an individual whose core leadership competencies and values align with your strategic vision and mission.
Dennis C. Miller is a nationally recognized strategic leadership coach and executive search consultant with more than thirty-five years of experience working with nonprofit board leadership and chief executives.
In A Guide to Recruiting Your Next CEO, Dennis provides a handbook that can be used by any nonprofit board to guide their executive search efforts and feel confident that the outcome will be a positive one for their organization.
In it, you'll learn:
- What the search process entails
- How to develop a position profile for your ideal CEO
- How knowing your strategic vision will help choose the right candidate
- Which key leadership competencies and values will help your organization thrive
- Who should be on your search committee
- How to go about identifying and screening candidates
- What the interview process consists of
- Why checking references is critical
- How to negotiate a compensation package that works for everyone
- How to ensure your new CEO stands the best chance for success possible
If this guidance sounds like something your nonprofit organization could use right now, you'll want to buy this book!
Read what your peers are saying about this book
"As you know, hiring and onboarding a CEO is one of the most important actions a board will ever undertake. So often, even experienced boards struggle to find the right person and are challenged by the process. I think this book will provide a solid set of guardrails for any nonprofit board in their next search for a CEO."
David A. Williams, President & CEO, Make-A-Wish America
"Dennis' new book is a very useful outline for nonprofit boards of directors of the need for the board to rethink about the whole executive recruitment process, especially since most board members only go through this once or twice. The risks of getting it wrong are too high."
Jim Purcell, Chief Executive Officer Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies
Dennis C. Miller is a nationally recognized strategic leadership coach and executive search consultant with more than thirty-five years of experience working with nonprofit board leadership and chief executives across the country. Dennis is also an expert in board governance, leadership development, philanthropy and succession planning. In addition, he is a sought-after motivational speaker, retreat facilitator and board and leadership performance coach. Dennis’ experience working with hundreds of nonprofit organizations has provided him with the knowledge and insights to understand the competencies required of today’s nonprofit leadership, whether as chief executive officer, chief operating officer or chief development officer. As Managing Director of The Nonprofit Search Group, he recruits executives who can inspire their organization to achieve greater levels of success and measurable achievements. Dennis is the author of three books on nonprofit organization success: "A Guide to Achieving New Heights: The Four Pillars of Successful Nonprofit Leadership;" "The Nonprofit Board Therapist: A Guide to Unlocking Your Organization’s True Potential;" and "The Power of Strategic Alignment: A Guide to Energizing Leadership and Maximizing Potential in Today’s Nonprofit Organizations." Dennis is also a regular columnist for many of America’s leading nonprofit business publications and blogs. With his book, "Moppin’ Floors to CEO: From Hopelessness and Failure to Happiness and Success," Dennis mixes together the right ingredients for an engaging, illuminating and compelling autobiography, providing a gut-honest recount of his highly eventful life with engaging stories and valuable life lessons. Dennis shows how anyone, including a troubled kid from New Jersey, can overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, make it to the top and live a happy and fulfilling life.
