In Praise of the Simple Life
This week, I invite you to join me on my travels. I have returned to the land of my birth, South Africa, where I am visiting my aging parents. I...
Human Resources Maturity and the Three P’s, Part 2
In part 1, I outlined a model of human resources maturity among nonprofit organizations based on the clear delineation of position, person and...
Human Resources Maturity and the Three P’s, Part 1
During my years working as a consultant to nonprofits, I have observed three basic phases of organizations' human resources maturity. This maturity...
Salary Ranges, Part 2: Anatomy of a Range
In my previous post, I made a case for the use of salary ranges as the foundation of a formal compensation program for nonprofit organizations....
Salary Ranges, Part 1: Why Ranges?
In a recent post, compensation consultant Ann Bares questions whether salary ranges, long a staple of compensation programs among America's...
Influencing – Getting Better at a Key 21st Century Skill
Whether you are president of a board, a senior executive or a job seeker, you need to be good at influencing others. We live in a complex world...
The Power of Why
"Why?" "Because I said so." This exchange, perhaps a staple of parent/child relationships, has no place in management. In fact, communicating to...
The Art of Self-Reinvention or Three Steps to Customizing your Career
Customizing your career used to be necessary for career changers and candidates transitioning between the for-profit and not-for-profit worlds. But,...
The Buck Stops Where?
"Managers are commonly ill-equipped to understand the dynamics of their compensation costs, never mind monitor and control them." I was struck by...
Wise Words from Women Leaders: A Dozen Tips for Managing your Career
The Boston Business Journal interviewed a number of prominent women leaders asking them to reflect on their career paths and what they learned along...
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