Why is leading organizational change SO hard?
During a two-year research project, I studied the topic of “Leadership For Change,” and distilled key obstacles to organizational change and answered an age-old question: Why is change so difficult?…
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The difference between innovation leadership and operations leadership
When I find excellent source material featuring incredible insight, I like to spotlight authors and their work. While researching a project, I discovered a publication, Three Crucial Behaviors for Successfully…
Your soundbites can build competitive advantage and support for change
Whether you’re riding the elevator with the CEO, or you are the CEO conducting a media interview, or simply want to be more engaging as you speak, capturing attention within…
Fundraising 202: Accurate database management and analysis – KNOWing your donors in a much deeper way
If you’re helping a nonprofit organization sharpen its ability to raise major donor investments and cultivate a more diversified group of contributors, one of the first steps is to develop…
Leading innovation: Urgency, soundbites and boundary spanning
In my prior article focused on five major gates or steps for innovation in any organization, I emphasized three essential leadership skills for leading innovation within large organizations: Establishing urgency: …
Innovative, entrepreneurial leadership in government, nonprofit and business organizations
According to a survey conducted by the Center for Creative Leadership, the drive for innovation was cited as the No. 1 trend impacting organizational strategy[1]. But executives in institutional settings…
Jump-starting productive creativity anywhere, anytime – even when your schedule is thrown off
With so many distractions vying for our time and mental capacity, making good use of creative time and space is more important than ever. That’s why unplanned events, such as…
Leadership, Mentorship and Generations (Part II): Are you growing into an effective, innovative leader?
Note: Part I focused on practical opportunities for generations to learn from each other. This article explores qualities of effective, innovative leaders – timeless for all generations, creating more opportunities…
Leadership, Mentorship and Generations (Part I): We need each other
We have more opportunities than ever before to create purposeful work and a rewarding life through continual learning relationships – interactions with people, professional networks, and innovative information resources. The…
8 tips for leading effective, inspiring meetings with executive poise, teambuilding, and fun
We live in a digital world where online transactions help to facilitate speedy decision making and action. However, meaningful face-to-face experiences are vital for creating caring, engaged employees and successful,…