Episodes

Are you interested in getting a mentor or becoming a mentor? Are you experiencing challenges as a mentee or mentor at work? Interested in learning more about mentoring and gaining valuable tips to get more from your mentoring relationship? Join Leadership Matters with co-hosts Linda Shoob, CEO/Consultant with Organization Effectiveness Consultants in San Diego and John Jeanetta, President and CEO of Heartland Family; and Associate Producer, Valerie Wright, Wright Ideas Unlimited in West Palm Bea...

The National Mentoring Partnership estimates 15 million youth are in need of a mentor. In 1991, Tom Osborne, who was then the head coach of the University of Nebraska football team, and his wife Nancy, took notice of this need and teamed up 25 middle school boys in the Lincoln Public Schools with 25 University of Nebraska football players. Of the original TeamMates, 22 stayed in the program with 20 graduating from high school and 18 continuing on to post-secondary education. Today, nearly a quar...

Got challenges getting a mentor? Or, got challenges as a mentee or mentor cultivating and making the best of a mentoring relationship? Well struggle no more, tune in for valuable tips and solutions from Leadership Matters with host Dr. Sheryl Gee, Vice President of Training and Organization Development/InnoVisions with the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA, co-host Linda Shoob, CEO/Consultant with Organization Effectiveness Consultants based in San Diego, CA, Valerie Wright , CEO o...

Join us in a lively discussion about leadership and transformation, when we introduce David Phillips, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, FL, Co-hosts Jenni Frumer, John Jeanetta and their guest will explore leadership results, challenges and the role of vision in transforming and building community. During these uncertain times for public and nonprofit sectors, the development and engagement of volunteers, donors, communal service leaders and other stakeholders can be a complex, ...

In 2010, today’s guest, Greg Fripp, ended a very successful and lucrative career in business to launch a nonprofit organization that aligned with his passion for growing food and helping people. His new organization, called “Whispering Roots,” was subsequently launched with a mission of bringing healthy food, education and living wage employment to underserved communities by using “aquaponics.” Join us as we discuss with Greg why he decided to change careers and risk his life savings to start Wh...

Want to know how to become a more visionary and inspirational leader? Tune in to this month’s episodes of Leadership Matters. This Wednesday, August 7, Dr. Sheryl Gee, Vice President of Training and Organization Development with the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA, co-host Linda Shoob, Partner/Senior Consultant with Organizational Effectiveness Consultants based in San Diego, CA, and Valerie Wright, CEO of Wright Ideas Unlimited in West Palm Beach Florida will kick-off a month lo...

Need more funds, staff, facilities, and/or other resources than you current have budget to obtain? Tune into Leadership Matters with host Dr. Sheryl Gee, Vice President of Training and Organization Development/InnoVisions with the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA; co-host Jenni Frumer, Associate Executive Director of Alpert Jewish Children & Family Services in West Palm Beach, Florida, special guest Michael Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County...

Need more funds, staff, facilities, and/or other resources than you current have budget to obtain? Tune into Leadership Matters with host Dr. Sheryl Gee, Vice President of Training and Organization Development/InnoVisions with the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA; co-host Jenni Frumer, Associate Executive Director of Alpert Jewish Children & Family Services in West Palm Beach, Florida, special guest Michael Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County...

Strategic Partnerships: The Power of Collaboration Join Co-hosts Linda Shoob and John Jeanetta as we discuss the power of Collaboration and Partnerships in the non-profit environment. We will begin the show by talking with our guest Jim Floros, newly appointed as the President and CEO of Jacobs Cushman San Diego Food Bank. Mr. Floros previously served 20 years as the executive director and CEO of the Burn Institute in San Diego, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing fire and burn injuries and deaths...

In 2008, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services launched a massive effort to privatize the delivery of child welfare services. While certainly lawmakers had hoped to save taxpayer dollars, the major impetus for this effort was to address the fact Nebraska has one of the highest rates in the U.S. of children in out-of-home care. In November of 2009, five lead agencies were selected to deliver and coordinate child welfare services across the state. Two years later, all but one of the...

Join Co-hosts Jenni Frumer and John Jeanetta as we explore the impact of authentic collaborations, with our guest Scott Greenberg, President and CEO of ComForcare Senior Services. Mr. Greenberg comes from a successful corporate background and has for the past few years been immersed in working closely with nonprofits, partnering around a number of patient-focused and community endeavors. Increasingly, agencies are engaged in strategic collaborations with “unlikely” partners, to build organizatio...

It’s easy to get caught up in day-to-day operations and the confines of our immediate area of direct responsibility. Tune into Leadership Matters to explore ways to become a more strategic thinker and leader. Call-in or email to join host Dr. Sheryl Gee and co-host Linda Shoob for practical tips on Leadership Matters: Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions.

As the Great Recession has demonstrated, the world is indeed growing smaller and societies across the globe are inexorably linked and dependent upon one another. What global leadership challenges loom on the horizon? How might technological advances in China or political changes in Myanmar create opportunities and challenges for nonprofits in the United States? Join co-hosts John Jeanetta and Linda Shoob as they discuss globalization and its impact on the American nonprofit sector with their gue...

Five young leaders from Ukraine will be visiting Nebraska in June as delegates participating in the Open World Leadership Program, a branch entity of the U.S. Congress. Global sharing offers unique opportunities to study leadership and cultures. A cultural leadership exchange is a popular practice and is an exciting learning prospect. Join co-hosts Jenni Frumer and John Jeanetta to explore what motivates these Ukrainian young professional nonprofit leaders to visit the USA and specifically, Hear...

Much has been written about leadership styles. Servant Leadership was coined by Robert Greenleaf in 1970 and many leaders in nonprofits and public agencies are comfortable with this style of leadership. Others tend to lead with power. Are effective leaders engaged in a particular dominant style of leadership; or a combination of styles? During this episode, Dr. G will introduce Jenni Frumer, our new co-host, and Jenni, guest, Jennifer Moss Breen, PhD and Dr. G will discuss effective leadership f...

Got leadership challenges navigating and surviving in the midst of reduced funding and budget cuts. Explore solutions with Dr. Sheryl G and co-host Linda Shoob and Guests. Join the conversation by emailing or calling in to share your tips, ask questions, challenges, concerns, and comments. Leadership Matters is your forum for Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!

In today’s fast pace “eWorld,” most of us are overwhelmed by the vast number of emails we receive daily and how many we leave sitting in our email inbox—many unopened and unanswered. On this week's episode, Dr. Gee, along with co-host Jenni Frumer, guest host Undraye Howard, and Randal Dean, the author of Taming the E-Mail Blast: 45 Key Strategies for Better Managing Your Email Overload, will discuss ways to increase effectiveness and reduce the amount of time and energy spent managing emails.

Got leadership challenges on bridging differences and having difficult conversations in the workplace? Call-in questions. Explore solutions with Dr. Sheryl G and guest co-host Undraye Howard with Alliance for Children & Families, Milwaukee; and guests Ian Bautista, United Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA); Terri Howard with FEI Behavioral Health, Milwaukee; and Paula Purcell, Alliance for Children & Families. Gain perspective on what it takes to develop and sustain an inclusive workforce; w...

Join co-hosts Sheryl Gee and Jenni Frumer as we explore the Alliance for Children and Families’ Executive Leadership Institute’s (ELI). ELI alumni will discuss the extraordinary benefits of engaging in a relevant and highly valuable innovative leadership initiative and the impact it has made on their careers. ELI is a certificate program that prepares emerging senior leaders in the nonprofit human services industry to meet the existing and future needs of their organizations. In doing so, the in...

Join co-host Jenni Frumer and her guest, Dr. Jennifer Murnane who is with Capital Analytics, a consultancy revolutionizing the way organizations assess their investments in people. Dr. Murnane’s experience spans the fields of finance, adult education, and human capital. Her unique experience led her to further pursue the value of human capital in organizations, specifically knowledge management for non-profit organizational stakeholders. She has extensive experience in working with non-profit or...

Join co-host Jenni Frumer and her guest, Dr. Jennifer Murnane who is with Capital Analytics, a consultancy revolutionizing the way organizations assess their investments in people. Dr. Murnane’s experience spans the fields of finance, adult education, and human capital. Her unique experience led her to further pursue the value of human capital in organizations, specifically knowledge management for non-profit organizational stakeholders. She has extensive experience in working with non-profit or...

Join co-hosts Sheryl Gee and Jenni Frumer as we explore the Alliance for Children and Families’ Executive Leadership Institute’s (ELI). ELI alumni will discuss the extraordinary benefits of engaging in a relevant and highly valuable innovative leadership initiative and the impact it has made on their careers.