{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What Works: Conversations on Nonprofit Leadership with Marla Moody","title":"SE01E27 - Succession Planning Fails When Organisations Delay Hard Calls | J Michael Durnil, Ph.D.","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2426,"description":"The nonprofit sector is running on a broken hiring system and it is silently destroying mission driven organisations from the inside out. Most leaders are hired to check boxes, onboarded like an afterthought, and handed a role with zero clarity about what change is actually supposed to look like. The cost is not just financial. It is cultural, strategic, and deeply human.With over 30 years across nonprofit leadership, higher education, corporate philanthropy, and executive search, J. Michael Durnil, Ph.D., Director of Executive Search at Cooper Coleman LLC, has seen exactly where organisations lose the plot on leadership and what it genuinely takes to get it right.This conversation with Marla Moody is a masterclass for anyone serious about building thriving, values led, high performing nonprofit teams.🎬 The Hidden Truth About Nonprofit Hiring FailuresWhy desperation hires and box checking are quietly setting organisations back years🎬 Diversity as a Strategic Advantage Not a CheckboxHow experiential, cultural, and ideological diversity drives real organisational outcomes🎬 The Onboarding Gap That Breaks New LeadersWhy the most critical 90 days are also the most neglected in the sector🎬 Succession Planning and the Leadership Loyalty ShiftWhat long tenured executives and younger talent both need organisations to understand right nowYou can get in touch with J. Michael Durnil, Ph.D. here on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmichaeldurnilphd/Website: https://www.coopercoleman.com/If you are a nonprofit executive, board member, HR leader, or organisational development professional navigating leadership transitions, talent strategy, or building cultures where high performers actually stay, this episode is your roadmap.We hope you enjoyed this episode of What Works! - Marla and the What Works Podcast team :)Are you a Leader who would benefit from Leaders encouraging Leaders, Leave a comment where we can find you of go over to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SloWM3HmEXytgqXOAqFyGG38DPF7P4V0iubTwcHWSBc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jMTI4/M2ZlM2YxNjdiMGVh/MTI0OGYzZmIyZWQ4/NDU5ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}