Episode 77 – What is Board Engagement and How is it Created? With Dr. Patrick Jinks

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The Jinks Perspective spends a significant amount of time coaching nonprofit boards and staff leaders on driving greater board engagement. But what exactly IS board engagement? In this episode, Patrick shares some critical tenets for CEOs to consider when thinking … Read entire article…

Episode 75 – C-Suites and Strategic Planning with Dr. Patrick Jinks

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Episode 75 - C-Suites and Strategic Planning with Dr. Patrick Jinks
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Does your nonprofit have a C-Suite of leaders? What is their role? In this episode, Patrick poses a couple of coaching questions for leaders to consider the power of a C-Suite of leaders. Also, Patrick discusses when — and when NOT — to engage in strategic planning.

Episode 66 – Talking Nonprofit Leadership with Charles Weathers

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Episode 66 - Talking Nonprofit Leadership with Charles Weathers
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Charles Weathers joins Patrick in the studio for a conversation about nonprofit leadership. Charles and Patrick share with each other some of the trends and challenges they are seeing in the sector.

Episode 63 – A Leadership Conversation with Ron Harvey

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Episode 63 - A Leadership Conversation with Ron Harvey
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Ron Harvey returns to the show for an impromptu conversation about leadership with Patrick.

Episode 56 – Coaching Your Team with the Right Questions, with Shawna Schuh

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Episode 56 - Coaching Your Team with the Right Questions, with Shawna Schuh
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Patrick talks with Shawna Schuh about the value of asking the right questions of our team as we coach them for success.

Episode 55 – Self-Awareness and Disentangling Our Ego, with Sophie McLean

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Episode 55 - Self-Awareness and Disentangling Our Ego, with Sophie McLean
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Patrick and Sophie McLean discuss self-awareness, the ego, and the choice to end our own suffering.

Episode 52 – What Do DEI Officers Actually Do? With Dr. Shawn Edwards

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Episode 52 - What Do DEI Officers Actually Do? With Dr. Shawn Edwards
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are hot terms these days. What do they even mean, and what do Chief Diversity Officers do? Why is this work important? How do we get past the political rhetoric and into the actual work? Patrick talks with The Citadel’s Chief Inclusive Excellence Officer, Dr. Shawn Edwards,  to find out. 

Episode 50 – Leadership Lessons from the St. Louis Cardinals

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Episode 50 - Leadership Lessons from the St. Louis Cardinals
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What can we learn about leadership from the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team and organization? It turns out, a lot! Listen to Patrick Jinks’ story of his recent time with the Cardinals and the leadership lessons he took away.

Episode 49 – The 12-Inch Rule of Leadership with Dr. Kaliym Islam

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Episode 49 - The 12-Inch Rule of Leadership with Dr. Kaliym Islam
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Learn the research on how 12 life values embraced by a historically black college fraternity lead to career success. Patrick talks with Dr. Kaliym Islam, an agile training expert and author. Learn the 12-Inch Rule of Leadership and the fascinating research on how they accelerate a career in leadership.

Episode 45 – Learning to Coach as a Manager with Dr. Jim Smith

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Episode 45 - Learning to Coach as a Manager with Dr. Jim Smith
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Patrick’s guest is one of the country’s leading executive coaches, Dr. Jim Smith. Jim and Patrick talk about what managers can learn about adding a coaching tool to their leadership tool kit.

Episode 44 – Managing Your Talent and Playing Your Game

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Episode 44 - Managing Your Talent and Playing Your Game
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Your organization is much like a sports team in many ways. Your job may very well be to manage the talent inside the organization for success. To do that, you have to play within your own game. 

Episode 38 – Leadership, Strategy, and the Social Determinants of Health

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Episode 38 - Leadership, Strategy, and the Social Determinants of Health
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Patrick recently sat down with SC Thrive’s Shannon Simmons on Real People, Real Conversations YouTube Show to discuss leadership, strategy, and the theme of this year’s SC Thrive Annual Training, the social determinants of health.

Episode 24 – The Surprising Gift of Doubt with Marc Pitman

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Episode 24 - The Surprising Gift of Doubt with Marc Pitman
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Patrick discusses Marc Pitman’s new book, The Surprising Gift of Doubt with the author himself.

Episode 23 – Leading Teams and Personal Accountability with Fatima Ghzala

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Episode 23 - Leading Teams and Personal Accountability with Fatima Ghzala
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This week, Patrick talks with Fatima Ghzala, a certified John Maxwell Coach and Trainer who specializes in corporate training, and teams and individual assessments. Her business is Full Potential Development Coaching, whose clients include companies like Blue Cross Blue Shield and Michelin, as well as many small businesses.

Wait…Where Am I Going Again?

“We need a strategic plan.” Really? Are you sure? Have you first crafted an agreed-upon strategic DIRECTION? What’s the difference, you ask? Many (dare I say MOST) boards jump right into strategic planning, without first getting to the essence of … Read entire article…