I love strategic planning, because being strategic is about finding purpose and fulfilling it. One of life’s miracles includes the power of personal reinvention. It’s the opportunity to hit life’s…
We’re already learning many leadership lessons during this unprecedented COVID-19 global pandemic emergency – with much more to come. What can nonprofit leaders do NOW to protect their organization from…
After leading many strategic planning workshops and developing summary plans for a variety of corporate, nonprofit, trade association and higher education clients, I’ve developed a success formula. If you are…
Strategic planning is an important investment of executive, staff and board time. In working with corporate, trade association and nonprofit clients to help management teams develop strategic plans, I’ve developed…
In an article I wrote spotlighting how to fight what’s known as the “loneliness epidemic,” I encouraged readers to love their community and to give back. I asked: “What are…
In late 2018, an important column by George Will of The Washington Post unwrapped a public health problem called the “Loneliness Epidemic” – how Americans are richer, more informed and…
My consulting frequently focuses on helping an organization excel through determining social impact, or a “grand challenge” – the Big Why. A purposeful “grand challenge” is a socially responsible goal…
Employees can expect to change jobs 10 to 15 times during their lifetime according to labor statistics. Many job changes bring about a whole new life – a complete shift…
With deadlines and daily responsibilities swirling, we all can feel overwhelmed from time to time. Feeling overwhelmed often includes exhaustion and a paralyzing fear of not knowing where to start…
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?…