
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 […]
Read MoreGrants 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 […]
Read MoreClar·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 […]
Read MoreWe 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 […]
Read MoreCurtis Sethaler of Quincy Young Life opened our Compression Planning session last month by sharing a bone-chilling statistic: Generation Z is the loneliest generation on record, outpacing people in nursing home facilities and incarceration. This is terrifying due to the correlation between loneliness and death. A passionate team of volunteers and Quincy Young Life staff […]
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