Life & Leadership with Kim Williams

In episode 7, Kim discusses the challenges facing nonprofits in this new season of economic uncertainty. Times are changing and the way nonprofit CEOs face the annual budget process needs to change with it. Kim dives into some of the issues that we will face in the season ahead and how to prepare to succeed despite them.

In episode 6 of Life & Leadership with Kim Williams, Kim explores the relationship between self-esteem and successful leadership. She talks about how insecurity diminished her abilty to create the culture and build the team that she desired in her early years as CEO and how learning to love herself, empowered her to lead others. As always, she ends the episode with three practical strategies to improve your self-esteem and leadership success.

Every nonprofit CEO dreams of securing six and seven figure donations. But, few are aware of the phenomenon known as "donor dependence" that can lead to real problems and even closure in the years following a significant donor investment.

In this episode, nonprofit fixer and CEO, Kim Williams shares her personal experiences with the crisis of sudden funding loss as well as the five steps she uses to help her clients transform crisis into a catalyst for success. If you are a nonprofit leader facing any type of significant challenge or crisis, you do not want to miss this informative and encouraging episode.

My guest, Lenita Dunlap, and I talk about “Battling Burnout.” We talk about the propensity of female leaders, particularly leaders of color, who give themselves fully to the work and expect little in return. We also share a light on what happens in the long-term when we do that.

Have you ever been so busy that your days, weeks, and months seem like a blur? You have a hard time remembering when you had a really good time and your body is starting to rebel with signs of anxiety? If you have, my guest, Tamara Williams, and I can definitely relate. We are going to share our struggles with anxiety and stress as well as our testimony and tips for overcoming.

Kim Williams, and special guest, LaVeeta Hamilton (CEO of Family Promise of Collin County) discuss the challenges and triumphs of their first year as nonprofit CEOs. They explore the issues associated with being a change-agent who disrupts the way the organization has historically operated and the response to those changes. Finally, they offer five tips for new change-agents who are stepping in the role of nonprofit CEO.

In this introductory episode, listeners will meet Kim Williams, CEO of Interfaith Family Services and principal of Kim Williams Consulting.  Kim will summarize the hills and valleys associated with her 26 years of leadership experience and tell you what inspired this podcast.  She gives a little insight on how it feels to be an unlikely, insecure, and visionary leader and how this podcast will benefit you regardless of what stage or season you are in on your leadership journey.