Leadership Reflections

Here’s a different sort of post – written in two parts for the left-brain and the right-brain.  I think my point is made equally well in both!  See which of the two parts appeals most to you. My Left Brain Post In 1983 a book was published that still has a huge influence on me today: A [...]

I think a lot about how a policy board really adds value to an organization.  For all the work it takes to maintain a board, you sure want some value from it.  I want my board members to treasure their time on our board and to feel they have truly made a significant contribution to [...]

A ministry leader told me that he bases his leadership style on R&R.  No, he’s not taking it easy all the time.  I’m sure he gets an appropriate amount of rest and relaxation, but he defines R&R as “Require and Relate.”  Requiring happens when a leader sets out performance standards and evaluates to see if the standards [...]

Today I’m going to tell you about a tool that will turbocharge your own development as a leader, the case study method, but with a twist that I’ll explain below.  The usual format of a management case study was developed by Harvard Business School, which has no lectures, just real-life situations to analyze, solve and learn from. Now, I admit that sometimes [...]

Would you like to know what your supporters really think of your charity?  Tired of paying big bucks for marketing surveys?  Here’s a book that I think offers a great solution.  We tried its recommendations at CCCC in January 2008 and got excellent results. The book is The Ultimate Question by Fred Reichheld.  The premise is that [...]