Where and How to Scale Nonprofit Success
January 5, 2022
Hal’s Blog -Over breakfast recently with a very smart foundation leader, John Annis, we discussed our shared interest in growing successful programs and organizations.
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A Highway Worth Traveling
December 22, 2021
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Did you happen to read Amor Towles bestselling and wonderful book, A Gentleman in Moscow? Towles has a new book out called the Lincoln Highway. I noted a number of passages I found both gentle and provocative. Here are four of them with what sticks with me from each.
“Data Driven”
December 15, 2021
If I had a penny for every admonition heard or read to be driven by data, my financial cup would runneth over.
Innovation at the top and the bottom
December 8, 2021
I have been revisiting recently one of my favorite subjects, innovation. Two abiding challenges stand out for me when it comes to harnessing the power of fresh approaches.
Learning…at rest or in motion?
November 24, 2021
But first a revisit to my blog entry of October 216 titled Issue Forth. It included examples of how trite the words selected for highlighting in articles boxes can be.
NO, BUT, and HOWEVER
November 3, 2021
Marshall Goldsmith is one of the greatest consultants to organizations of all time. His book Triggers reminds us that much of behavior is triggered by
Issue Forth
October 26, 2021
Do you sometimes read an issue of a favorite publication and find yourself picking up on snippets you see as valuable? And do you forget
Simplifying Success
August 9, 2021
Less is more often the short stick when it comes to aspiration and activity but the trump card when it comes to impact. Studies repeatedly
Alignment, Plans, and Priorities are Not Results
August 9, 2021
Alignment, Plans, and Priorities are Not Results After a break for moving from Florida to the Adirondacks for summer and fall, I am back with
Ships in the Harbor
August 9, 2021
I asked participants in my current Results Leaders course to read something — a book snipped, an article, or a quote — and tell me
The program vs. the product
August 9, 2021
Last week, I wrote about how nonprofits seeking contributions might learn from the prospectus format that businesses use to attract financial investment. Here is another
Two Ways to Get Money: The Proposal and the Prospectus
May 5, 2021
Two Ways to Get Money: The Proposal and the Prospectus I just read a prospectus seeking financial investment in a company. It prompted me to