Business Details
21 Years
experience
Trusted Executive Search & Leadership Coaching in Cambridge, MA
New Leadership Group, founded in 2005, specializes in guiding nonprofit organizations through leadership transitions. Our expertise spans working with both established institutions and startups, ensuring alignment between organizational mission, personnel, and capacity. We prioritize recruiting leaders with exceptional expertise, interpersonal skills, and vision to strengthen client institutions. Our coaching and training programs support hiring managers in evaluating leadership competencies, assist new hires in transitioning smoothly, and nurture emerging leaders. The firms senior leaders handle every search aspect personally, embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion into candidate selection.We guarantee follow-up support for smooth transitions, maintain strict confidentiality, and offer a one-year replacement guarantee if needed. With over 25 years of experience, our founder, Gale Batchelder, brings deep nonprofit and public sector recruitment expertise, complemented by a background in executive coaching and community leadership. Our boutique approach ensures personalized attention, agility, and resourcefulness in addressing client needs.
Services
Executive Search
Coaching and Training
Candidate Assessment
Transition Coaching
Leadership Development
Details
- Year established: 2005
Highlights and features
- 25+ years of nonprofit executive search expertise
- Boutique firm ensures personalized, focused service
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion integrated into every search
- Comprehensive follow-up support for smooth transitions
- One-year candidate replacement guarantee
Services
Executive Search
We conduct comprehensive searches for nonprofit institutions, identifying leaders with expertise, vision, and interpersonal acumen. Our process aligns organizational missions with candidate capabilities, ensuring long-term success through personalized attention and a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Coaching and Training
Our coaching programs support hiring managers in evaluating leadership competencies and help new leaders navigate complex environments. We provide frameworks for effective candidate assessment and strategies for cultivating key relationships during leadership transitions.
Candidate Assessment
We offer tools to assess candidates beyond formal qualifications, focusing on administrative, interpersonal, and emotional competencies. This ensures alignment between a leaders strengths and the institutions strategic needs, reducing risks associated with leadership transitions.
Transition Coaching
Our coaching services help new leaders adapt to their roles by addressing administrative challenges, building relationships, and refining leadership styles. We provide insights based on stakeholder consultations and our experience across diverse institutions.
Diversity Consulting
We integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into every search, ensuring candidate pools reflect varied backgrounds and perspectives. This approach strengthens organizations by aligning leadership with contemporary societal and institutional values.
People
Gale Batchelder
Founder and Principal
Gale Batchelder, with 25+ years in nonprofit recruitment, specializes in executive coaching and leadership transitions. She has guided organizations in healthcare, philanthropy, and advocacy, combining expertise in emotional intelligence and strategic fit assessments.
Questions
What services does New Leadership Group offer?
We provide executive search, leadership coaching, candidate assessment tools, and transition support tailored to nonprofit organizations.
How does the firm ensure diversity in candidate pools?
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values; we actively ensure diverse candidate pools and equitable selection processes.
What experience does the team have in nonprofit leadership?
Founder Gale Batchelder has 25+ years of nonprofit recruitment experience, including roles with boards, academic committees, and public health organizations.
Do you offer post-placement support?
Yes, we provide follow-up support to ensure smooth transitions and a one-year replacement guarantee if needed.
Is New Leadership Group a national or local firm?
We are a national executive search firm with a boutique approach, serving clients across the nonprofit sector.
