Systems and Values and Thoughts (oh my!)

Systems and Values and Thoughts (oh my!)

Systems and Values and Thoughts (oh my!) A post inspired by the blizzard out my window! I am intrigued by how challenged everyone is (it seems!) to get along, come together, make it work. When did the challenge become how challenging it is to be/work together and not...
Small

Small

small… I notice a dynamic within a non-profit group I coach that is disturbingly common for many non-profit boards of directors: They govern small. Small governing appears in many forms: No one is held accountable. People are let off the hook. Decisions are made...
Simplify

Simplify

Simplify It doesn’t have to be complicated! Really…really! Often the resolutions to our challenges are right in front of us. It would appear–especially for those of us affiliated with the work of non-profit organizations–that it is our belief...
Simple

Simple

Simple “Things were so simple then…” an executive director of a large non-profit said in a moment of quiet reflection: A staff of 3. A board of 7. A budget of $100,000. A small functional office. No quarterly reports to submit to foundations. A...
Shock & Awe

Shock & Awe

Shock & Awe The past few days have been very unsettling and upsetting. India is a second home to me and I am very upset by the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. What is the point of this killing and violence and destruction? I struggle with trying to understand it...
Shift Happens!

Shift Happens!

Shift Happens! I am working with several clients who are in a parallel process—they are managing things the way they are while they are creating things the way they might be. Career transition, empty nesting, strategic planning, and business development are examples...