How Leaders Navigate Through Change While Staying True to the Mission

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In this episode, Rob Harter interviews Pierre Le Manh about how nonprofit leaders can maintain their mission focus while adapting to change and uncertainty.

Pierre Le Manh In this episode of the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast, Rob Harter talks with Pierre Le Manh, President and CEO of Project Management Institute (PMI), about how nonprofit leaders can stay grounded in their mission while navigating rapid change, uncertainty, and transformation. Pierre shares why clarity of purpose, adaptive execution, transparency, and values-based leadership are essential for keeping teams aligned and motivated even when conditions are shifting. Rob and Pierre also explore why project management skills are no longer reserved for people with the project manager title. From prioritization and stakeholder alignment to AI adoption, enterprise agility, and long-term thinking, this conversation offers practical leadership insights for nonprofit executives who want to improve execution, avoid mission drift, and lead change with empathy. Pierre also points listeners to PMI’s resources and his LinkedIn profile for continued learning. Key Topics Include: How nonprofit leaders can stay anchored in purpose during seasons of rapid change and uncertainty Why adaptive execution often works better than overplanning and overregulating in mission-driven organizations…

People in this episode

Host: Rob Harter

Guest: Pierre Le Manh

Topics covered

• navigating change
• mission alignment
• adaptive execution
• values-based leadership
• project management skills
• stakeholder alignment
• AI adoption
• enterprise agility
• long-term thinking

Keywords

• nonprofit leadership
• transparency
• team motivation
• mission drift
• empathy in leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Project Management Institute resources

Books & works: the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

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