“I think you should tell your listeners that you and World Vision made me go through. I might get the number slightly wrong, but something like 52 interviews for a job that is gonna pay me I think about a 10th of what my salary was at that time.” -Atul Tandon
Show Notes
4:00 – Atul shares about his transition from Citibank to World Vision
5:04 – Atul shares about growing up in India in a family of very little means
6:35 – Lessons that are transferrable from the private sector to the nonprofit sector
8:31 – Unleashing the strengths of those around you and celebrating the wins
9:49 – Early days at World Vision
12:36 – What Atul must have in any leadership role he accepts
15:00 – Lessons learned in hard times
23:00 – Common traits of all effective leaders
25:00 – Most common issue that can derail the career of a leader
26:16 – The nonprofit and risk management
“So that’s what I decided to do. I said, okay, I’m gonna take all my skills and what I have learned and apply it to lifting up people at the bottom of the pyramid.” -Atul Tandon
Links and Resources
Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas
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