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.
Innovation at the top and the bottom
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.