Leadership Matters

Dr. Sheryl White, with Guest Co-Host Dr. Undraye Howard
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Leadership Matters, the forum of choice for current and emerging public and nonprofit leaders. Dr. Sheryl White and Guest Co-Host Dr. Undraye Howard, along with their guests, explore practical tips for issues management, human capital strategies, and improving leadership effectiveness. Leadership Matters, your forum for Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

  1. 6D AGO

    Visionary Leadership from the Nonprofit Lens

    Visionary nonprofit leaders see beyond today's crises to create lasting change. The sector faces urgent challenges: half of all nonprofit leaders are nearing retirement, and many organizations operate on less than three months of reserves. Visionary leaders navigate these immediate pressures while building for the future. These leaders don't just protect what exists—they create sustainable organizations through strong systems, developing emerging leaders, and forming strategic partnerships that expand their impact. True visionary leadership connects three essential pillars: mission, financial health, and leadership continuity. When these work together, communities continue to be served with excellence for years to come. In this episode, we'll explore what visionary leadership actually means in the nonprofit sector with our special guest, Claude Robinson, Founder and President of Onyx Strategic Partners. We'll discuss the core principles that define visionary leadership and how leaders can develop them.

    1 hr

  2. 12/17/2025

    Leadership Matters with the People's Doctors: 2025 in Review

    Join Dr. Sheryl White, Dr. Undraye Howard, and Dr. Loretta Howard—The People's Doctors—for an unfiltered year-in-review that confronts the leadership crises no one wants to discuss. Now, the three hosts turn the microscope on themselves and each other, asking the uncomfortable questions that emerged from the 2025 episodes of Leadership Matters. The People's Doctors confront 2025's hardest leadership truths: Why 70% of nonprofits lack succession plans, what "keeping the doors open" really costs, and which crisis innovations will actually stick. Dr. Sheryl White, Dr. Undraye Howard, and Dr. Loretta Howard challenge each other—and you—to face what the nonprofit sector has been avoiding. Your 2026 readiness starts here.

    1h 5m

  3. 12/10/2025

    Nonprofit 3.0: When Crisis Becomes the Catalyst for Overdue Change

    Are today's constraints forcing the innovation nonprofits should have embraced years ago? Crisis pushed obvious changes—digital delivery, remote work, cross-sector partnerships—that the "old normal" resisted. Now organizations report that resource limitations actually revealed more effective operating models.   This isn't just crisis management anymore. While navigating workforce shortages and funding volatility, nonprofit leaders are questioning fundamental assumptions and reimagining their organizations entirely. Is this Nonprofit 3.0—where executives who mastered crisis response now apply those lessons to intentional transformation?   The critical question: Can nonprofits sustain and scale innovations born from necessity, or will they revert to old patterns? The answer determines whether this moment becomes a true sector transformation or just another survival story. Just exactly how does the nonprofit define success?   Leadership Matters with the People's Doctors—Dr. Sheryl White, Dr. Undraye Howard, and Dr. Loretta Howard—Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

    59 min

  4. 11/26/2025

    Building Tomorrow's Leadership Today: The HR Guide to Strategic Succession Planning

    In this essential episode, we dive deep into one of the most critical yet often overlooked aspects of organizational sustainability—succession planning. From an HR perspective, we explore how strategic succession planning goes far beyond simply filling vacant positions to become a cornerstone of organizational resilience and growth.  We will examine why 70% of organizations lack formal succession plans despite recognizing leadership transitions as a top risk factor, and how HR can champion this vital initiative. Leadership Matters with the People's Doctors—Dr. Sheryl White, Dr. Undraye Howard, and Dr. Loretta Howard—Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

    1h 1m

  5. 11/19/2025

    Encore: Passing the Torch: Mastering Succession Planning

    Succession planning is a rich topic that touches on leadership, legacy, strategy, and organizational resilience. In this episode, we dive into the critical yet often overlooked process of succession planning. Whether you are an executive, team leader, organizational effectiveness or human resources professional, preparing for leadership and other key role transitions is essential for long-term success. We will explore strategies to identify future leaders, mitigate risk, and ensure business continuity—plus examples of what works (and what doesn't). Tune in to learn how to build a legacy that lasts. Don't miss Leadership Matters with the People's Doctors: Informing leaders. Inspiring solutions!

    57 min

  6. 11/12/2025

    The Succession Question: Essential Conversations Every Nonprofit CEO Needs to Have

    Succession planning remains one of the most avoided conversations in the nonprofit world, yet this critical episode explores the essential questions every board member, executive coach, and nonprofit leader should be asking about leadership transition—from building internal pipelines to preparing boards for their transition role, transforming succession planning from a dreaded risk exercise into an opportunity for organizational renewal and strategic growth. We'll dive deep into both practical and emotional dimensions of leadership transition, including preserving organizational culture while embracing change, creating realistic timelines, and addressing the legacy questions that keep CEOs up at night. Whether you're a CEO considering transition, a board member knowing this conversation is overdue, or a consultant guiding organizations through change, this episode provides a roadmap with actionable questions and strategies for moving from emergency succession planning to proactive leadership development—a game-changing discussion that could determine your nonprofit's future sustainability and impact.

    1 hr

  7. 11/05/2025

    Passing the Torch: Mastering Succession Planning

    Succession planning is a rich topic that touches on leadership, legacy, strategy, and organizational resilience. In this episode, we dive into the critical yet often overlooked process of succession planning. Whether you are an executive, team leader, organizational effectiveness or human resources professional, preparing for leadership and other key role transitions is essential for long-term success. We will explore strategies to identify future leaders, mitigate risk, and ensure business continuity—plus examples of what works (and what doesn't). Tune in to learn how to build a legacy that lasts. Don't miss Leadership Matters with the People's Doctors: Informing leaders. Inspiring solutions!

    57 min

  8. 10/22/2025

    Finding Funding—Making a Way Out of No Way!

    Like a car without gas, a mission without funding typically is not going too far. Seeing one's way forward when traditional revenue streams seem to be vanishing can feel daunting. Tune in for our discussion with Wendy McKinney a mission-driven executive, former chief development officer, author, co-pastor, and trusted leader in business, nonprofits, and ministry to explore creative options and ways nonprofits and businesses from all sectors are faced with shifting their thinking and fund development efforts. Discover new possibilities for "finding funding" to continue advancing your organization's vision—making a positive impact. Tune in to Leadership Matters with the People's Doctors: Informing leaders. Inspiring solutions!

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Leadership Matters, the forum of choice for current and emerging public and nonprofit leaders. Dr. Sheryl White and Guest Co-Host Dr. Undraye Howard, along with their guests, explore practical tips for issues management, human capital strategies, and improving leadership effectiveness. Leadership Matters, your forum for Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

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  • Creator
    Dr. Sheryl White, with Guest Co-Host Dr. Undraye Howard
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2026
  • Episodes
    354
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Dr. Sheryl White, with Guest Co-Host Dr. Undraye Howard
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    Leadership Matters

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