Islam in America

Compared to other minorities in America, Muslims are the new kids on the block. This means that our institutions have less history, and therefore less maturity than those in other communities. We have more to learn with respect to coming together as a community, managing (and leveraging) our differences, uniting, institution building, relying on endowments rather than brute-force-fundraising, and more.

This is why it is very exciting to be a Muslim activist these days: every day, you are laying the foundation for many things to come.

Below are some a few useful resources on leadership, and running organizations.

I hope that community leaders involved in nonprofit work will find these useful.

weekly nonprofit webinars

Video, Audio and articles on leadership :

The Biggest Mistake a Leader Can Make –

The Role of Tomorrow’s Leaders –

Leadership in a (Permanent) Crisis –

Build a Better Business Model –

3 Tips for Handling Surprise Criticism:

The Leadership Lessons of Ants –

Why We Secretly Love Meetings –

Involve members in creating strategy

Forgive and Remember: How a Good Boss Responds to Mistakes –

Howard Schultz on Starbucks’ Turnaround –

The Art of Leading Well –

The Three Roles of Great Entrepreneurs –

Grooming Leaders to Handle Ambiguity –

Obama-McChrystal Moments: Handling Insubordination –

If Your Company Went Out of Business, Would Anybody Notice? –

Get Your Team to Stop Fighting and Start Working –

Breaking Free from the Acceleration Trap –