Tools for Growth

The Quiet Work of Leadership: What December Teaches Us About Listening

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Establishing a Compensation Philosophy – And What It Says about Your Values

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Why Separate the Executive Evaluation from the Compensation Discussion

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How to Conduct a Board Retreat

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How to Have a Performance Conversation People Actually Look Forward To

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What Happens After the Executive Evaluation? Coaching, Clarity, and a Collaborative Path Forward

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Vacation Is The Perfect Time to Think About Executive Evaluations (Mad Libs Style)

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What a Healthy Board-Staff Relationship Really Looks Like

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Rituals

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Growing a Culture of Love

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The Quiet Work of Leadership: What December Teaches Us About Listening

December is loud. Not just the music and the inbox and the swirl of year-end giving — but the inner noise too: Did we do enough? Did we do it right? Will it matter in the long run?

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Establishing a Compensation Philosophy – And What It Says about Your Values

Boards set the tone for how pay is viewed across the entire organization — from the executive suite to every staff position. When those values are clear, decisions about pay become less reactive and more principled...

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Why Separate the Executive Evaluation from the Compensation Discussion

Most nonprofits bundle the executive’s annual evaluation with the pay discussion. It’s common. It’s efficient. It's a historical practice. It’s also… not ideal...

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How to Conduct a Board Retreat

A board retreat isn’t a luxury. It’s a pause with purpose — a rare chance for leaders to step out of the weeds, reconnect with why they serve, and look together toward what’s next.

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How to Have a Performance Conversation People Actually Look Forward To

People don’t perform because they get scores. People perform because someone stopped everything, once a quarter and gave them a focused, human moment. Those conversations ripple in people’s lives. In the team...

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What Happens After the Executive Evaluation? Coaching, Clarity, and a Collaborative Path Forward

a good evaluation process doesn’t end with a scorecard or a pat on the back – it opens the door to alignment accountability and shared growth. When done right, the evaluation is not a verdict. It’s an inflection point.

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Vacation Is The Perfect Time to Think About Executive Evaluations (Mad Libs Style)

You are sitting at the beach when it hits you: it’s almost Q4 and you feel alarmed because suddenly you remember… the executive evaluation is coming. It snuck up on you because...

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What a Healthy Board-Staff Relationship Really Looks Like

It’s hard to work closely enough together to provide mutual support without dominating, blurring the distinctiveness, or resisting the entwined collaboration altogether – and growing apart...

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Rituals

In formal meetings like those of a Board of Directors, rituals of seating, minute passing, and conducting business using Roberts Rules of Order are designed to create group efficiency and cohesion...

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Growing a Culture of Love

A company cannot love you. But people can. And the individuals that comprise the corporation are capable of making choices that benefit the people around them on the deepest level...

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Who We Are

CoSpire Consulting is a national firm based in Oklahoma, partnering with nonprofits across sectors and geographies. Our team includes experienced consultants, nonprofit executives, board leaders, and facilitators – people who know what it’s like to lead, serve, and navigate real-world challenges.