by Ellis Katsof | Jun 3, 2020 | Osborne Insights Blogs
I originally published this blog in 2019, well before COVID-19. At that time, there were many different reasons why not-for-profits considered mergers. They included reducing duplication; better coordination of service delivery; improved quality of services;...
by Ellis Katsof | Apr 1, 2020 | Osborne Insights Blogs
On February 28th, I attended the Ivey Leadership Summit. The focus was on the characteristics that make leaders successful. In a time of uncertainty like we are living in today, the learnings from this Summit seems even more important. The Ian O. Ihnatowycz Leadership...
by Ellis Katsof | May 7, 2019 | Osborne Insights Blogs
For Ontario not-for-profit organizations, it’s starting to feel like there are new changes to learn about every day. The new provincial government continues to roll out change after change which has created an understandable sense of urgency. As a result, The Osborne...
by Ellis Katsof | Jan 18, 2019 | Osborne Insights Blogs
In September 2018, the Ontario Provincial Government released a report, completed by Ernst and Young (EY), titled “Managing Transformation: A Modernization Action Plan for Ontario”. If you are a leader in the nonprofit sector in Ontario and have not read this report,...
by Ellis Katsof | Jul 13, 2018 | Osborne Insights Blogs
A leadership article in Forbes summarized the results of a leadership survey completed by Stanford University and The Miles Group. The survey showed that while 2/3’s of Chief Executives don’t use coaching or leadership advice from outside their organizations, nearly...