Executive leadership in the social-profit sector is different. Executive development should be too.
Leading a social-profit organization means navigating realities few traditional leadership models were designed to address. Mission and sustainability. Compassion and difficult decisions. Innovation and accountability. Community expectations and organizational capacity.
The Executive Leadership in the Social-Profit Sector program is built specifically for that reality. Grounded in original Canadian research conducted by Lake and Associates Canada and designed for current and emerging executive leaders, this applied learning experience combines sector specific leadership development, peer dialogue and real organizational challenges to help you lead with greater intention while strengthening the organization, mission and communities you serve.
The Executive Leadership in the Social-Profit Sector program responds to a longstanding need for executive development designed specifically for leaders in mission driven organizations. This 10-session applied learning experience strengthens the capabilities needed to navigate the competing demands of social-profit leadership with greater intention and effectiveness.
Through the Performance Pendulum™ framework, participants develop practical approaches to influencing stakeholders, navigating governance and accountability, fostering innovation, leading with compassion, strengthening strategic and operational decision making, and building relationships that advance organizational and community priorities.
Participants will connect these capabilities to the realities of their own organizations in each session, drawing on relevant scenarios, practical application, facilitated discussion, peer perspectives and reflection to test different approaches and strengthen their leadership practice. The experience culminates in an integrated application of the framework and a personalized action plan for continued leadership development.
Your Learning Journey
The experience begins with you: your leadership context, current strengths and opportunities for continued growth. We will draw on the research and sector specific framework behind the program to establish a personal baseline for your leadership journey ahead. Across the following sessions, you will work through eight leadership requirements and their related competencies, connecting them to the decisions, relationships, responsibilities and competing priorities you navigate as an executive.
Through practical application, peer perspectives and facilitated dialogue, you will strengthen how you approach real leadership challenges and consider where different situations call for different leadership responses. The journey concludes by bringing insights from across the program into your own leadership practice, with clear priorities and a personalized action plan for continued development.
Extend Your Leadership Development
To deepen and sustain development beyond the taught program, participants are highly encouraged to continue their journey through the Performance Pendulum Questionnaire™ (PPQ) 360° assessment and four individual executive coaching sessions. This optional experience brings together external feedback and insights from the program to inform a data driven individual development plan and support continued growth in leadership practice.
Executive Certificate
Participants who successfully complete the program requirements will receive an Executive Certificate from the Goodman School of Business, recognizing their commitment to continued executive leadership development in the social-profit sector.
The certificate reflects completion of a rigorous, sector specific development experience focused on strengthening leadership practice and applying learning within the realities of executives in the social-profit organizations.
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By the end of this program, participants will be prepared to:
- Leverage greater awareness of their leadership strengths and development priorities to make more intentional choices in how they lead.
- Navigate the competing demands of their executive role by determining when different leadership approaches are most appropriate to their organizational and sector context.
- Adapt their leadership approach across complex situations involving stakeholders, governance, people, organizational priorities and community impact.
- Apply evidence informed leadership approaches to real social-profit challenges and evaluate how different approaches can strengthen their leadership practice.
- Create a personalized action plan with clear priorities and behaviours for continued leadership development beyond the program.
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To learn more about the program and explore options, please email us at [email protected]
The Executive Leadership in the Social-Profit Sector program will be delivered by an accomplished team of Performance Pendulum™ experts, Brock University faculty and experienced practitioners, consistently earning participant satisfaction ratings exceeding 90%. Together, they bring original sector research, academic expertise and practical leadership experience to create an applied executive learning experience grounded in the realities, responsibilities and complexities of leading social-profit organizations.
Rashmi Biswas
is a Partner with Lake and Associates Canada, a performance consulting firm that designs and delivers customized leadership, team and organizational development solutions. Her career began in academia, where she taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in two British universities before moving to Canada. She then held corporate roles with an Ontario Crown agency and with large private sector organizations in Canada and the United States. In her role with Lake and Associates, Rashmi works with senior leaders across public, private and social profit organizations and has supported clients in Canada, South America, Asia and the Middle East. Working with a range of Canadian nonprofit organizations prompted Rashmi to examine the unique challenges facing senior leaders within the sector. This led to a research project for the Lake team resulting in the development of the Performance Pendulum®, an original leadership framework designed specifically to address the complexities of leading in contemporary nonprofit and social-profit environments. Rashmi holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Sheffield Hallam University (UK) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Adult Education, Facilitation and Training from the University of Teesside (UK).
The investment for the ten-week Executive Leadership Program is $6,290 + HST per participant.
Recognizing that individual development needs and leadership contexts vary, participants may also choose to extend their experience through the Performance Pendulum Questionnaire™ 360° assessment and individual executive coaching. This optional component is available for an additional $1,250 and includes:
- Performance Pendulum Questionnaire™ 360° assessment
- Four individual coaching sessions with a Performance Pendulum™ accredited coach
This flexible approach allows participants and organizations to select the level of development support most appropriate to their goals and circumstances.
To learn more about the program and explore options, please email us at [email protected]
