Could have would have should have
Hal’s blog- Words are distinct, even when they are presumed to go together. In a new INC newsletter, Jeff Hagen flags words that prompt increased achievement in people and organizations. One of them is “could.” He notes that the word we often use is “should,” which tends to make choice binary. Should we do this or that…
Don’t Feed the Zombies
Hal’s Blog- This heading sits on top of an article by Kevin Starr in the March 28 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review. Kevin leads the Mulago Foundation, and he is singing our Results1st song. I have worked with about 100 foundations—as large as the Gates Foundation and as small as $10 million in assets. My core theme is fundamental: shift from funding programs to investing in...
Trust and change…and how to arrange your bookshelf
Hal’s Blog- Don’t bother to put the two parts of the title together. All they have in common is being the subject of passages I read last week that left me unsettled. The first is from a program report and came in a highlighted box: Change happens at the speed of trust. Trust takes time and discourse to achieve. Meanwhile, don’t push for improvements. I like reversing this...
The Report or the Change?
Hal’s Blog- My partner Robyn and I had a great discussion the other day about how nonprofits typically hire consultants to do one of two things. The first is to study an organization and provide observations and recommendations in an area the organization wishes to improve.
“Every accident is preventable”
Hal’s blog- This statement seems out of synch with a results focus…
At rest or in motion?
Hal’s blog- “…products stay at rest because they are internally defined by what they are, not the motion to put them to use. People stay at rest not because they don’t want to do better but that they lack clear steps forward…”
Increasing the voltage of ideas and their impact
Hal’s Blog- ….Understand the role of key people and how difficult they are to scale. Design for what you will get….
Participant Activation
Hal’s Blog- In 2016 I led an inquiry for NACHC (National Association of Community Health Centers) into just what defined and explained The Great Community Health Center.
How to Pick Um
Hal’s Blog – Interviews are close to worthless in selecting great people. Regardless of the question, the response favors the slick talker.