“But what’s going to happen to me?” “What’s going to happen to my position/role?” If you are leading a team who is entering into a shared services arrangement, integration or amalgamation with another agency, this question (or similar) is one you will hear often – and...
Spoiler Alert: It’s not magic! As an Executive Director of medium-sized non-profits for the past 5 years I’ve learned about fund raising off the corner of my desk. I’ve also interviewed the best in the business. And it’s paid off. Literally. This year I’ve increased...
A Word to the Wise Nonprofit Board: Don’t Misfire and Mis-hire your next ED. As an Executive Director of several not-for-profits, I always believed if the agency was stagnating, it was enroute to its demise. For me there is nothing more exciting than a turnaround no...
As an entrepreneur, you have developed a mindset of unequivocal dedication to your business. You will spend long hours, forego family and social life, forget to take your vitamins, skip your meals, ignore health appointments, and run at full speed for days, months,...
What’s the trouble with Training? Nothing, except, for the fact that corporate training, is often, if not almost always, misunderstood, underappreciated, and overlooked! Having been a training consultant for well over two decades to leaders at all levels in all...
This is an interesting question. As leaders do you call your department Human Resources or People & Culture? In some industry sectors, human resources is widely used and referred to. In large companies like banks, telcos and even in small start-ups, people and...
