What are the Secrets of Stellar Team Performance?
Your career is a solitary journey, and leadership is a lonely business, so when you have the opportunity to work in a team or serve on a board, it...
How Far Can You Go When Negotiating Your Job Offer?
The job search is over! You have an offer in hand, and you are the bees’ knees! They chose you above everyone else, so you must be really good. ...
Is Collaboration the Right Strategy for You as an Organizational Leader?
Last week, I facilitated a meeting between senior leaders of industry and a professional association to explore the topic of collaboration. For the...
To err is human – but take steps that move you toward, not away from, your destination.
Is there a connection between the oil spill seeping inexorably across the Gulf of Mexico and the wild gyrations of the stock market last week? I...
What’s in Your Manual?: Nonprofit Employee Handbooks
While the very smallest nonprofit organizations may not find it necessary, any organization with more than one or two employees should consider...
Executive Transitions – Be Careful What You Wish For
Sometimes, themes emerge in my work. This week’s is the following interesting observation: Once achieved, the long-dreamed-of promotion or the...
Paying Attention to Turnover in the Nonprofit Sector
"Where are they going to go?" "They're lucky to have a job." These are, unfortunately, actual statements I've heard in the past year from nonprofit...
What Happens when a Volcano Rocks your World?
My last blog, “In Praise of the Simple Life,” portrayed a state of mellowness and contemplative calm. How sad that such a balanced stance does not...
A Look at Nonprofit IT Staffing
My post last week explored some of the challenges facing fundraising professionals and their employers. This week, we'll take a look at current...
Development in Demand: Challenges Facing Fundraising Professionals and Employers
For the vast majority of the country's more than 1.2 million registered 501(c)(3) organizations, the development function, and therefore development...
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