+1, that “doing the leg work to work out which courses in some important arena is best” sounds like a great path! Perhaps you could supplement reputable educational content online with a systematized mentorship program or discussion group? This also rings true:
it’s hard to know in advance what you’ll need to know, and it’s hard to motivate yourself to do things in a self-directed way without a deadline.
To improve the odds people find strong-match topics that they’re motivated to learn, one might offer a “tasting menu” of intro materials for people interested in gaining skills, but uncertain which skills they will be motivated to learn via a paid course. For example, including 2-3 accessible academic interviews on YouTube or readings for those interested in:
Management: these ’11 and ’13 book talks by Harvard’s Kaplan, and this recent interview with Harvard’s Frei, are approachable starting points. The Management Center serves dynamic non-profits and other mission-driven organizations, and offers resources (including sample staff communications, etc.) others might want to review to see if these are skills they want to double down on via a more-extensive case
+1, that “doing the leg work to work out which courses in some important arena is best” sounds like a great path! Perhaps you could supplement reputable educational content online with a systematized mentorship program or discussion group? This also rings true:
To improve the odds people find strong-match topics that they’re motivated to learn, one might offer a “tasting menu” of intro materials for people interested in gaining skills, but uncertain which skills they will be motivated to learn via a paid course. For example, including 2-3 accessible academic interviews on YouTube or readings for those interested in:
Operations
Management: these ’11 and ’13 book talks by Harvard’s Kaplan, and this recent interview with Harvard’s Frei, are approachable starting points. The Management Center serves dynamic non-profits and other mission-driven organizations, and offers resources (including sample staff communications, etc.) others might want to review to see if these are skills they want to double down on via a more-extensive case
[Other topics (e.g., budgeting for non-profits or modeling uncertainty via Monte Carlo simulations), to increase the chance a certain topic is especially resonant to a rising leader at a given point in time]