Three steps beyond simply getting by
If you’re a nonprofit leader – board member, CEO, or senior staffer – who’s had it with year after year of scraping by, take heart.… Read More »Three steps beyond simply getting by
Organizational leadership
Advice for anxious board chairs (and members who are led by them)
With a board meeting staring me in the face, I feel a bout of performance anxiety coming on. Everything I’ve taught or written about board… Read More »Advice for anxious board chairs (and members who are led by them)
The adaptability to change, long life correlation
During the funeral service earlier this week for my 91 year-old mother-in-law, Jean Basinger Schumacher, her pastor identified adaptability to change as a unifying characteristic… Read More »The adaptability to change, long life correlation
Peter Drucker, the future, and deja vu all over again
Now and then, I return to a book that was influential to my thinking in years past. Although less revealing than journal entries, the highlighted… Read More »Peter Drucker, the future, and deja vu all over again
Innovation without (much) change
When talking innovation, CEOs and board members usually have in mind outside-the-box, over-the-moon, home-run kinds of initiatives. And woe to anyone who suggests that enhancements to… Read More »Innovation without (much) change
Four strategies for fool-proof forays into social media
If you feel like a technological fool this April, join the club. Just when I think I’ve mastered the last new thing, along comes another… Read More »Four strategies for fool-proof forays into social media
Three reasons not to invite former board members back
One year off and then on again is the assumed rhythm of board life. The by-laws of almost all nonprofit organizations allow valued members to… Read More »Three reasons not to invite former board members back
Lead where no leader (in your organization) has gone before
I’m a Star Trek fan from way back. So when a Forbes article promises “five key leadership lessons that you can take away from Captain… Read More »Lead where no leader (in your organization) has gone before
Four tough questions behind truth-filled tales of organizational impact
Heads up, nonprofit leader. The team over at Oneicity would have you do more with your appeal letters than simply regale donors (potential or ongoing) with… Read More »Four tough questions behind truth-filled tales of organizational impact
Friday reflections on another week of generous matters
Put your money on vision. If offerings at your church have hit a plateau, take a look at “Building a Hopeful Financial Future: Funding Your… Read More »Friday reflections on another week of generous matters