{"podcast":{"title":"Forward-Looking Leadership","slug":"forward-looking-leadership-6473861","podcast_index_feed_id":6473861,"rss_url":"https://feeds.zencastr.com/f/e6CIZ4Xj.rss","website_url":"https://forwardlookingleadership.com","image_url":"https://media.zencastr.com/image-files/64aff89f6e7cce741d1eae8a/941bba74-361b-4947-b662-627534348708.png","author":"team@contempusleadership.com","episode_count":29,"summary":"This is a podcast for visionary leaders building future-ready organizations. You’ll come away from each episode with fresh, in-depth insights on all things leadership and career development.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forward-looking-leadership-6473861"},"episode":{"title":"Navid Ladha on Why Low Pay Is a Leadership Problem, Finding Hidden Remote Roles, and the Future of Social Impact","slug":"navid-ladha-on-why-low-pay-is-a-leadership-problem-finding-hidden-remote-roles-and-the-future-of-social-impact","published_at":"2026-05-19T17:21:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forward-looking-leadership-6473861/navid-ladha-on-why-low-pay-is-a-leadership-problem-finding-hidden-remote-roles-and-the-future-of-social-impact","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forward-looking-leadership-6473861","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/twFE8RSd","audio_url":"https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6a0c9c0649e6d52f8d706eb2/size/86087946/audio-files/64aff89f6e7cce741d1eae8a/e938d0f8-7afd-423c-b7e7-7709d99d3eee.mp3","summary":"Navid Ladha (linkedin.com/in/navidladha/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/navidladha/], onpurposecareers.org [https://onpurposecareers.org/]), founder of OnPurpose Careers, joins host Dan Freehling (contempusleadership.com [https://www.contempusleadership.com/]) to challenge the notion that purpose-driven work has to come with lower pay. Navid and Dan discuss why underpaying social impact staff creates wealth inequity that disconnects organizations from the communities they serve (02:53) and walk through what job seekers, board members, and executive leaders can each do to shift this (04:10). Navid shares his take on what AI-driven workforce changes may mean for the social sector (08:44) and the policy levers that could bring more people into this work (12:09). Navid and Dan talk about the growing demand for strategic fundraisers and the case for nonprofits to define an \"end game\" rather than operate in perpetuity (24:32). Navid identifies the highest-paying, most active subsectors right now (27:38) and Dan describes what he calls the \"new social sector\" (33:58). Both push back on greenwashing and performative social impact branding (37:09). On remote work, Navid shares findings from running the OnPurpose Careers job board (46:00). He also walks through how he sources hidden roles through his network and how jobseekers can train their LinkedIn algorithm to surface real opportunities (48:59). Recommended Reading: \"Sparked [https://bookshop.org/p/books/sparked-discover-your-unique-imprint-for-work-that-makes-you-come-alive-jonathan-fields/15713075]\" by Jonathan Fields, \"Be Ready When the Luck Happens [https://bookshop.org/p/books/be-ready-when-the-luck-happens-a-memoir-ina-garten/21212711]\" by Ina Garten, and \"This Is Marketing [https://bookshop.org/p/books/this-is-marketing…","meta_description":"Navid Ladha (linkedin.com/in/navidladha/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/navidladha/], onpurposecareers.org [https://onpurposecareers.org/]), founder of OnPu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3586,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/forward-looking-leadership-6473861/episodes/navid-ladha-on-why-low-pay-is-a-leadership-problem-finding-hidden-remote-roles-and-the-future-of-social-impact/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forward-looking-leadership-6473861/navid-ladha-on-why-low-pay-is-a-leadership-problem-finding-hidden-remote-roles-and-the-future-of-social-impact.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}