by Judy Fantham | Jan 18, 2024 | Nonprofit, Osborne Insights Blogs
We just brought a new puppy into our household. Our relatives were incredulous and my first cousins asked pointedly “why I would do such a thing?” It is a fair question. After all I am transitioning from roles that required intensive full time leadership...
by Judy Fantham | Dec 12, 2023 | Nonprofit, Osborne Insights Blogs
As an Executive Director a Strategic Plan was critical in ensuring my organization stayed aligned with the North Star of our mission and helped us set or re-set our sights in a changing universe. Nonetheless strategic planning demanded capacity I did not have. As a...
by Anne Bloom | Nov 16, 2023 | Business, Nonprofit, Osborne Insights Blogs
A recently published law firm article reported that the number of workplace investigations in Ontario is skyrocketing. This is largely due to statutory changes that have come into effect over the last few years including Workplace Health and Safety and AODA (the...
by Ellis Katsof & Anne Bloom | Nov 1, 2023 | Business, Nonprofit, Osborne Insights Blogs
In February 2021 I (Ellis Katsof) wrote a blog about what I believed was the greatest challenge facing the Not-For-Profit (NFP) sector, “Investment in leadership development and capacity-building”. Today, together with my colleague Anne Bloom, we are writing about a...
by Indu Bains | Sep 21, 2023 | Business, Nonprofit, Osborne Insights Blogs
“It’s me, HI! I’m the problem… it’s me.” – Taylor Swift In the world of management, there exists a fine line between being an effective leader and a notorious micromanager. While both may seem similar on the surface, their impact on the organization and its team can...
by Michelle Coombs, PhD | Sep 7, 2023 | Business, Nonprofit, Osborne Insights Blogs
In an earlier blog I wrote that businesses could learn a lot from non-profit organizations. One of the ways this happens is to remain Driven by Mission. But how exactly do you leverage your mission statement in practice? The secret to operationalizing a good mission...
