Strategic Planning as a Strategy for Celebration Dr. Brené Brown talks about the need to truly stop and CELEBRATE individually and as a team. In fact, in her research, she uncovered a Daring Leadership behavior specific to this need: Practicing gratitude and celebrating milestones and victories. Daring Leaders are more likely to build celebration into their […]
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That happens to you too? It wasn’t until I sat in a room with powerful change agents in the presence of Brené Brown that I realized how powerful normalizing is. I sat in awe of the room which included a hospital executive who oversees 4,000 people, an airforce commander, a best selling author, and a […]
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I literally stand on my values every day I put on my mustard yellow Old Navy sneakers. The word “Equality” is written in sharpie marker on the bottom of one shoe, and “Connection” is written on the sole of the other. What happens when we are connected deeply to our values? They give us courage. While […]
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Julie Boll Consulting is partnering with Quincy University to host a 2-day Dare to Lead workshop for nonprofits and educational institutions on January 6 & 7, 2020 in Quincy, IL. Learn more about how to avoid burnout and build a courageous culture in your nonprofit.
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I’ve always been passionate about making sure all voices are heard in any planning process. This is one reason I love Compression Planning® which has a powerful definition: a visual brainstorming process designed to bring out a group’s best thinking and energy on a specific issue in an environment of fair play and equal participation led […]
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Julie Boll Consulting is pleased to bring Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead™ program to individuals and teams working or volunteering in the nonprofit arena. Register now for the October 23 & 24 workshop in Webster Groves, MO. To scale daring leadership and build courage in teams and organizations, we must cultivate a culture in which brave […]
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What happens when you take control away from the front lines? You erode trust in an organization and diminish autonomy. Dr. Brené Brown identifies this pattern as Leading for Compliance and Control. She explains, “When we lead for compliance and control, we reduce work to tasks and to-dos and spend time making sure people do […]
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Grants are an amazing tool, and when used appropriately can enhance an organization and serve as a catalyst for new programs and ideas. But what I’ve found is grants can’t fix an organization. A toxic culture will kill grants of all sizes and quality. No amount of funding can bypass back-channel behavior in an organization […]
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Clar·i·ty /ˈklerədē/ 1) the quality of coherence and intelligibility; 2) the quality of being easy to see or hear; 3) the quality of transparency or purity. In my consulting practice, I help people and organizations find clarity. In my personal life, there is nothing more rewarding to me than clarity. Clarity to me is an […]
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We asked this question in the Nonprofit Strategic Plan series sponsored by the Tracy Family Foundation and here’s what we heard: *Unrealistic Goals*No commitment/no shared vision*It gets put on a shelf*No resources associated with the plan*No defined measures*No end point*Not given attention or gets postponed on agenda i.e. “our committee didn’t meet”*Board/Staff Turnover*A component in […]
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