If it’s not broken, fix it anyway.
Change doesn’t come easy, even in the direst of organizational circumstances. We humans are expert at denying the obvious. Never mind that the ship is… Read More »If it’s not broken, fix it anyway.
Change doesn’t come easy, even in the direst of organizational circumstances. We humans are expert at denying the obvious. Never mind that the ship is… Read More »If it’s not broken, fix it anyway.
In the midst of preparing for a planning retreat with a seminary board, Mother Nature provided me with a real-time object lesson in the importance… Read More »Mice, life, and if the Lord wills
I heard about a ministry that was engaged in an ambitious planning process. Consultants had been hired and staff positions created. Advisory, implementation, and discernment… Read More »Money talks. Are you listening?
My big project this week is crafting the script for an upcoming In Trust webinar titled “Maximizing the Power of Shared Governance in a Time… Read More »Many hands make for great governance
The concept of “big data” got a lot of press this past year. So much so that I’ve worried whether the small to mid-size organizations… Read More »There are no small data, just small users.
How many research studies does it take to confirm the faith/generosity correlation? Apparently at least one more. The latest report chronicling the giving patterns of… Read More »First some good news, then the bad about giving and the faithful
These are tough days for leaders in higher education and especially so for those at the helm of a theological school. Everywhere I go, boards… Read More »Shared governance for tough times
The time of year likely has something to do with the weariness I’m hearing from the folks within my client circles, but that’s not the… Read More »When life flows on in endless work
Serving on a CEO/presidential search committee is a weighty assignment. Constituent hopes are high. Inquiring minds want to know. And employees wait impatiently for a… Read More »The proof of a CEO search is in the post-selection “pudding”
The description of a small but feisty nonprofit as “punching above its weight,” caught my attention. Not that I’m a fan of boxing metaphors (or boxing,… Read More »Punching up your fundraising program