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

Nicole R. Smith: Oct 16, 2024 9:30:00 AM

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 (Foreword) The twentieth in a series of Better Impact Book Bites A taste of great books worth...

Volunteer Management Leadership

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

Nicole R. Smith: Sep 18, 2024 9:00:00 AM

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...

Volunteer Engagement Volunteer Management Leadership

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

Nicole R. Smith: Aug 21, 2024 8:56:00 AM

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...

Book bites Volunteer Management Leadership Learning & Development

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BETTER IMPACT BOOK BITES: Who Moved My Cheese

Nicole R. Smith: Jul 17, 2024 9:15:00 AM

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...

Change Management Volunteer Management Leadership Personal Development

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BETTER IMPACT BOOK BITES: Everyone Communicates Few Connect

Nicole R. Smith: Jun 19, 2024 8:30:00 AM

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...

Communications Book bites Leadership