by Judy Fantham | May 13, 2025 | Nonprofit, Osborne Insights Blogs
Many of our employees today are feeling off-center. And who can blame them given the ever-fluctuating positions on US tariffs – in manufacturing, energy, and agriculture – and the ongoing threats to Canadian sovereignty – whether these are real or simply bluster. A...
by Judy Fantham | Dec 11, 2024 | Nonprofit, Osborne Insights Blogs
Not-for-profit boards are one way that volunteers contribute their time, energy and leadership skills to support organizations that help create a more complete social safety net in our communities. Currently, I devote my spare time to supporting bereaved parents and...
by Judy Fantham & Jocelyne Paul | Nov 5, 2024 | Business, Nonprofit, Osborne Insights Blogs
We know feedback is important to organizations yet as reported by Michael Blanding in the Harvard Business Review in 2022, a Gallup poll found only 26 percent of employees strongly believe that the feedback they receive helps their performance. Meantime, Blanding...
by Ellis Katsof | Oct 8, 2024 | Nonprofit, Osborne Insights Blogs
Strategic planning is essential for Not-for-Profits, enabling them to refine their mission, establish long-term strategic priorities, and chart the course to achieve those goals. With more than twenty strategic plans under my belt over the past decades, I’ve...
by Ellis Katsof | Oct 3, 2024 | Nonprofit, Osborne Insights Blogs
The unexpected departure of an Executive Director (ED) or Chief Executive Officer (CEO) can pose significant challenges for any nonprofit organization. However, with a solid strategy and succession plan in place, the board can maintain continuity and stability for all...
by Shirlee Sharkey | Aug 22, 2024 | Business, Nonprofit, Osborne Insights Blogs
Several years ago, I wrote a column for the Globe Careers’ Leadership Lab series exploring the power of entrenched perspectives, using an example that, at the time, captured the internet by storm—the viral debate over the colour of a dress. Was it blue and black, or...
