Hal's Blog - Results 1st

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

Simplicity in Words

April 28, 2021

My last post approached simplicity from a perspective of painting. This week, the Wednesday Whimsey looks at another form of brevity—of word counts. It is

How to Build Simplicity

April 21, 2021

I finished participating in a webinar this morning and my head is dizzy with its words. They appeared on the PowerPoint of a presentation brim-full

Results for Meetings

April 14, 2021

I am now completing a small book on result-driven meetings. It builds on work my colleague, Robyn Faucy-Washington, and I are doing with Manatee County,

I have an heir!

March 12, 2021

No, I have not found a long lost relative. What I have found is a wonderful partner to carry on my work on result tools

“The End of Average”

March 10, 2021

This is the title of a provocative book by Todd Rose. He makes a compelling case for the variance among members of any category– whether

Trust what I do

February 3, 2021

I just finished reading Trust by Pete Buttigieg. He is amazingly thoughtful and insightful for a politician. One of his points is that trust is

Strategy & Tactics

January 21, 2021

I was sipping coffee with my friend Bruce late last week. When he works with groups, he has one key question: What problem are you

On Categorizations

January 13, 2021

Greetings. Before the Wednesday whimsey, I wanted to acknowledge the eventful days in our country. In addition to insurrection at the Capitol we have COVID