I’m totally geeking out in this episode because I love talking about systemic change and how to go all the way upstream to create lasting change and culture shifts. No one knows more about this than my friend Veronica LaFemina. Veronica Founder and CEO of LaFemina & Co., an advisory firm supporting nonprofits and social impact businesses at the intersection of strategy, culture, communications, and change management. Veronica partners with organizations and their leaders to go beyond what "looks good on paper" to focus on what works well in real life. She is a leader, strategist, facilitator, trusted advisor, and certified change management professional with nearly two decades of experience as a senior executive at national U.S. nonprofit organizations and a high-impact consultant. Her work has been featured by Inc. Magazine, the Today Show, NPR, CNN, Capterra, and in news outlets nationwide. Veronica blogs regularly about nonprofit leadership, strategy, change management and culture at lafemina.co. In this episode we dive right into how to work with your team to create change that gets people excited about working with you to shift your culture, advance programs and do more good in the world. If you love change management you are going to LOVE this conversation. We talk about the humility, grace, vulnerability, compassion and patience required to create lasting system change. Get yourself a cup of tea, sit back and create some space to absorb the wisdom that Veronica shares with us today. Please join me in welcoming Veronica into the hub. Links & Social Website: lafemina.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vlafemina/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vlafemina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vlafemina/ You can read Veronica’s article where she dives deeper into the seven steps to building yoru nonprofit’s capacity to manage change here: https://blog.capterra.com/change-management-for-nonprofits/ If you liked this episode please do share it with others who might like to join our community. Let’s come together to create community through candid conversation. See you next time.