From the Blog
Updates and Resources from Toni
Leading Through the Unknown ~ Finding Opportunities Along the Way
I hosted a CEO Roundtable recently with executives from different sectors who related the pandemic-related experiences and challenges they faced, and how, while still in COVID crisis mode, they are focused on the future and on creating their next normal. The...
A CEO’s perspective: What the crisis taught me
A typical week for me before COVID was 60 hours – in the office by 7am so I could get actual work done before the busy day started - and was filled with internal meetings, external meetings, conference calls and pop-in conversations. There was always travel involved,...
Leaders are People, Too
Leaders are People, Too -- People look to leaders for clarity and strength in good times and in bad times. But during a crisis, leaders are also called upon to show emotion and demonstrate humility. Basically, to be human. We can acknowledge that the crisis is a...
Leading During a Crisis
Leading During Crisis Our behavior during times of crisis, is the true test of a leader -- especially widespread and prolonged external crises that are out of our control. We are all being overwhelmed right now with information and reading materials on COVID-19 and...
My Leadership Toolbox
My Leadership Toolbox So...I was asked recently to describe my leadership style. That seems like such a simple question, but in truth -- I have several leadership styles. And, during the turnaround, I had to pull them out of my leadership “toolbox” as needed for...
Toni Pergolin Interview with Small Business Advocate
Toni Pergolin joins Jim Blasingame to debunk the myth of non-profits by declaring that without a profit margin, a non-profit can't deliver its mission, plus leadership styles that are conducive to successful non-profit operation. [button...
Why I wrote the book?
Toni Pergolin, Author(Hmmm…how did that happen?) I was introduced recently as an author, and it took me by surprise. It was never something I aspired to. In fact, I’m a numbers person, numbers speak to me…not words! But I had a lot of good information to share. And,...
The Power of Passion
The Power of Passion I hate to admit it, but I didn’t know much of anything about Bancroft when I agreed to take the CFO position there 15 years ago. What little I did know was that the organization was in financial peril and that as CFO it would be my job to either...
Nonprofit Leadership Isn’t For Everyone
Nonprofit Leadership Isn't for Everyone Too Important to Fail shares a real life story of the internal operations of a large nonprofit on the edge of bankruptcy. It outlines challenge after challenge that we had to overcome at Bancroft to move forward day by day, and...