Original Broadcast Date: June 12, 2025
Summary: If you’ve ever felt like you’re trying to lead the “right” way – always in control, full of confidence, and never showing emotion – only to end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and still questioning yourself, you’re not alone. Chances are, you’ve been taught to lead from an outdated model that doesn’t reflect who you are or how you work best.
This traditional approach tells us to stay “on” at all times, to keep our personal lives separate, and to push down our feelings. But that kind of leadership is unaligned, unsustainable, and ultimately inauthentic.
It’s time for a different way.
In this session, you’ll explore a new model of leadership that feels more aligned, more sustainable, and more like you. Based on Kathy Archer‘s book Character Driven Leadership for Women, this session will help you lead with confidence, clarity, and purpose by reconnecting with who you really are.
Stop trying to lead the “right” way and start leading your way.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand why traditional leadership models often feel unaligned and unsustainable.
- Recognize how personal values and character traits can guide authentic leadership.
- Identify patterns of people-pleasing, perfectionism, or over-functioning in their leadership.
- Begin to shift toward a leadership style that feels more natural and energizing.
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About the presenter
Kathy Archer knows what it’s like to constantly put out fires, question every decision, and carry the weight of an entire organization. She was once that overwhelmed nonprofit leader, teetering on the edge of burnout. Now, as a leadership development coach, she helps nonprofit leaders stop drowning in work, doubting themselves, and carrying it all alone so they can lead with confidence, set boundaries, and finally take control of their leadership and life.
“Really appreciate CharityVillage continuing to offer these webinars – they are a great resource for our sector!“
– Past CharityVillage Webinar Participant