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mission true or mission drift?
Good morning! Still hoping it will one day actually be Spring here in the Midwest, but we have snow in the forecast for Tuesday!! Last week, I did a brief post on the book Mission Drift and was asked...
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they are “for purpose” organizations, not nonprofit organizations
Good morning! One of the challenges with the term nonprofit (a legal tax designation) is that it communicates many things incorrectly and creates a certain stigma both within and without the...
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three ways you might be demotivating your staff
“The point is not to become a leader. The point is to become yourself, to use yourself completely -all your skills, gifts, and energies- in order to make your vision manifest. Enjoy the process of...
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Susan Cain Quiet Spaces by Steelcase
Filed under: Culture Tagged: Introverts_at_Work, Quiet, Susan_Cain
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what are your guiding principles?
Guiding principles are wonderful things – if you have them. Too many of us as individuals and organizations have not fully articulated our guiding principles. In his book Turn This Ship Around!, author...
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do we have a wrong definition of productivity?
Good Friday morning to you! A rainy and cool day here in the Midwest. An issue that is important to me and that has been rekindled in me by Greg McKeown’s book Essentialism is how we equate busyness...
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stop being nice and start being kind
Good morning! Does that sound a bit odd saying to not be nice? Actually, I am not sure yet if it is the best word yet for what I am trying to communicate. In the nonprofit world especially, but often...
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do you have a strong organizational culture?
Filed under: Culture, Leadership & Leader Development Tagged: Culture, Leadership, Simon_Sinek
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problems with your culture?
Good morning! Organizational mission and culture are important. Having your team onboard and bought into the mission and culture is a key component to your organization’s success. However, while we (as...
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a time of transition
Good Monday morning! You can feel fall in the air here in the Midwest. Transitions – they are filled with excitement and anxiety. Looking forward to the new and sad about what you are leaving....
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Successful [Organizations] Start With Why
Filed under: Culture, Organizational Health Tagged: Organizational Health, Simon Sineck, Start_With_Why
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cooperation vs. collaboration
“Collaboration: being fully assertive and fully cooperative – at the same time” – Ambassador Enterprises, LLC One thing I learned at AE was the value of collaboration and that it was often fiery and...
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candor is important for successful feedback – Ed Catmull
Filed under: Culture, Management, Organizational Health, Teams Tagged: candor, Ed_Catmull, feedback, Global_Leadership_Summit
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ACTS – an acrostic for leaders
Dave Kraft is a wise man and was my former leadership coach. In an excellent post he talks about the application of ACTS in a particular situation and this post is a worthwhile read in my opinion. So,...
View Articledon’t put your employees in the hospital!
“Simply put, employers can make decisions to improve people’s lives in fundamentally important ways. Or, alternatively, employers can, either intentionally or through ignorance and neglect, create...
View ArticleAnother way of thinking about leadership
Here is another way of thinking about leadership from someone I enjoy – Simon Sinek. “The leaders of great organizations do not see people as a commodity to be managed to grow money. They see the money...
View ArticlePeople Need Attention
Following is a good video by Ashley Goodall of Cisco on how they best use technology to keep their people engaged. It is only a bit more than six minutes in length and worth watching in my opinion.
View ArticleThe Silent Generation, an introduction
One area of study that has long fascinated me is the area regarding the various generations of people that we have, specifically in America. Over the last eight years or so that has shifted to how...
View ArticleThe Baby Boomers, an introduction
Last week I briefly covered The Silent Generation, a generation that at present only covers 3% of the global workforce. This week, I will be delving into the Baby Boomers. The Baby Boomers consist of...
View ArticleWant to be more effective? Change your meeting culture
Meetings, meetings, and more meetings! We are keeping our best people from doing their best work because we keep them penned up inside a conference room in meetings all day. It has been my experience,...
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