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Nicole R. Smith

Nicole R. Smith educates, supports and encourages volunteers, interns and administrators to understand their value, enhance their programs and build resilience en route to fulfilling their vision; leaving a lasting legacy in the community for generations to come.

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Book Bites December 2024: Traction

Why This Book: During my job search, many postings listed “has an entrepreneurial spirit” as a skill. Funny enough, when out at dinner with a group of amazing Leaders of Volunteers, the “entrepreneurial spirit” theme came up again. It was said that...

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BETTER IMPACT BOOK BITES: Extreme Trust: Honesty as a Competitive Advantage

This Month's Selection: Extreme Trust: Honesty as a Competitive Advantage, by Don Peppers and Martha Rogers, Ph.D. The twentieth in a series of...

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How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority

This Month's Selection: How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority, by Clay Scroggins (Author), Andy Stanley...

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BETTER IMPACT BOOK BITES: Start With Why – How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

This Month's Selection: Start With Why – How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action , by Simon Sinek The nineteenth in a series of Better...

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BETTER IMPACT BOOK BITES: How to Be Like Walt Capturing the Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life

This Month's Selection How to Be Like Walt Capturing the Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life, Pat Williams with Jim Denney The eighteenth in a series...

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BETTER IMPACT BOOK BITES: Who Moved My Cheese

This Month's Selection Who Moved My Cheese, by Spencer Johnson, M.D. The seventeenth in a series of Better Impact Book Bites A taste of great books...

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BETTER IMPACT BOOK BITES: Everyone Communicates Few Connect

This Month's Selection Everyone Communicates Few Connect, by John C. Maxwell The sixteenth in a series of Better Impact Book Bites A taste of great...

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BETTER IMPACT BOOK BITES: 5 Apology Languages

This Month's Selection 5 Apology Languages, by Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas The fifteenth in a series of Better Impact Book Bites A taste of...

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BETTER IMPACT BOOK BITES: I Will Teach You To Be Rich, by Ramit Sethi

This Month's Selection I Will Teach You To Be Rich, by Ramit Sethi The fourteenth in a series of Better Impact Book Bites A taste of great books...

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Never Split the Difference – Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

This Month's Selection Never Split the Difference – Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It, by Chris Voss (Author), Tahl Raz (Author) The...

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