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When Rebecca Rimel president and CEO of the Philadelphia-based Pew Charitable Trusts describes the challenges she faces running a $4.6 billion organization she uses the same words one hears from leaders in the for-profit world: ”highly strategic ” ”politically aware ” ”leveraged” and ”accountable.” But her bottom line is impact not profits. ”We are highly driven to make a difference in the key issues that matter to the health and happiness of our stakeholders -- the public ” she said during a recent leadership talk at Wharton. Running an effective organization Rimel told her audience requires hard-nosed decisions about which projects to fund which people to hire and what battles to walk away from. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.