Empowerment
September 9, 2020
There’s a nice word. Presumably no one is against it. But the term does not readily lend itself to verification, especially if gradations are involved.
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Innovation Comes from Immaturity
September 2, 2020
This assumption is based on a limit and on a rediscovery. The limit is the concept of growing up, which implies acceptances of convention and
Watch Word Differences
August 26, 2020
A Wednesday Whimsy Regarding Words Watch your words, we are admonished since childhood. Over many years, I have added this guidance: watch for the differences
How Long Does Success Last?
August 17, 2020
Good nonprofits track and verify the number and kind of participants who achieve a gain—whether it’s landing a job, reading on grade level, or rehoming
Listen Twice as Much as You Speak
August 12, 2020
Focus on listening over speaking is another adage with as much power as the last Whimsy, Hustle While You Wait that was posted last week.
Hustle While You Wait
August 5, 2020
Last night I was re-reading a few sections of Stephen Covey’s classic 1989 book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and came across an
Target Practice
July 29, 2020
Many graphics on the pursuit of results has the look of a target and a small “bulls eye” at the center. Indeed, my colleagues and
Never the Twain
July 22, 2020
It’s tough to learn from mistakes you never made. Mark Twain While I spend hours tapping out prose to make and amplify thoughts, I keep
Musings on Milestone Management
July 15, 2020
I spent two hours on January 10, 2020, morning with 80 plus bright eyed leaders and staff of nonprofits in Manatee County, Florida. Our subject
Human-Centered Design: Part 2
June 30, 2020
Last week, I reprinted the first three principles my client Dave Haney described for Human-Centered Design. Continuing from his newly published article, In times of
Human-Centered Design: Part 1
June 25, 2020
In times of crisis, colleges should ask different questions than they do in a traditional strategic planning process. My client and friend Dave Haney wrote
What happened to results in considering performance?
June 15, 2020
A recent Washington Post article (6/10/20) looked at how and why funds to use farm surplus to feed hungry Americans led to awards to a
