Before the BHAG*
*Big Hairy Audacious Goal I'm a really big advocate for starting any project with a Vision. Where's your horizon? What do you need to get there? What steps do you have to take? Sometimes, though, even the steps to get there require a lot of little steps first. This...
But it looks so easy!
I had occasion to do my first self-video this week. It was a one-minute spot to introduce a program I'm presenting at an upcoming nonprofit conference. No problem, right? Go into my Macbook Pro. Fire up the Photo Booth program, and record my introduction. Then reality...
Exclusive Interview: How They Did It!
Moving your board toward diversity is tough. Everyone knows it has to be done; yet, as Newton's first law of motion states, a body at rest tends to stay at rest. Inertia, the tendency of a body to resist change, is the norm. Similarly, without a push or a pull, we...
What if your Board had an Innovation Committee?
What could you do with an Innovation Committee? In their post How Boards Can Innovate, Michael Useem, Dennis Carey, and Ram Charan make the case that in corporations, while product innovation is not the purview of the Board of Directors, strategies and...
Just Keep Thinking…
I've been getting a lot of questions lately about Lebanon. Of course, that's probably because I just told people that I took a week's vacation there. There's something about an exotic locale that piques people's curiosity. The conversation often goes something like...
The Five Missing Qualities Every Board Member MUST Have
We all know that getting the right board members around the table is crucial. That's probably why there are thousands of articles and blog posts that talk about recruiting new board members. Some focus on the attribute grid or board matrix, or skills grid. That's...
What if we all had the same Vision? The Power of WE.
A remarkable event occurred in the Fall of 2013, that demonstrates the power of a community coming together to embark on a new venture. The community foundation in a rural Pennsylvania county decided it wanted to build capacity in its community. Acknowledging that...
The Magic is Gone
Follow Jane Doe to customize what you see in this email. People who bought this book, also bought¦. Because you liked this movie, you might also like¦.. When Amazon, Netflix, LinkedIn and Facebook curate what they show me, I find out about movies I would never...
How Good is Your Executive Director?
CEOs have an outsized impact on the strength of a corporation in difficult times. What does this mean for your Executive Director?
An Open Letter to Nonprofit Board Presidents
Dear Nonprofit Board President, Your board members need to hear this. In person... From you. "Thank you for all the time and wisdom you've been contributing to our organization. We have a firm foundation now, with a great executive at the helm. Our clients rely on us...
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