039. How NGO CEOs are thinking about operating model changes, right now: Christine Sow of Humentum
Summary
Christine Sow is the CEO of Humentum, a global support organization for NGOs who wish to enhance their operational performance. Humentum helps NGOs translate their aspirations into operating models that give them the ability to deliver on those aspirations.
In that capacity, and given that Humentum among others facilitates peer sharing among CEOs on lessons learned in improving operating models, she has the perfect perch to give us a sense of what types of change CEOs currently are considering.
So what are some of Christine's overriding impressions from recent discussions in Humentum's 'CEO track'?
Where do CEOs lean in on the need for change? And where do they - as yet -- hold back?
Where does Christine see the biggest disconnects between what NGO members say they are about, and what their real in-use and practiced behaviors are?
In this episode, Christine and I discuss the outcomes of CEO discussions in 2021 and the first half of 2022, and her predictions on what may be future directions for changes in NGO operating models in the years to come.
Christine’s Bio:
We discuss:
Quotes
“ We cannot go back now, and we need to watch out for any tendency to ‘snap back’”
“I see CEOs shrink back from bigger change when it comes to seeking a better balance between showing commitment to their individual donors and supporting local organizations”
Resources:
Christine’s LinkedIn
Humentum’s offerings for its members and non-members
Christine’s Devex article on “How INGO CEOs are acting their way into the future” (Published on 22 Oct 2021)
Five Oaks Consulting School's Online course on Virtual Team Leadership skills
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