Key Lessons Business Leaders Can Learn from the Nonprofit World
Time-and-time again I have heard people who work in business share their wisdom in the non-profit context. As someone who has spent most of my working life in non-profit organizations, I have found there are many lessons businesses can learn from non-profits as...
The ROI of Leadership Coaching: Three Benefits for Employers
Great employers know the benefits of investing in their people. Increased productivity, high levels of employee engagement and retention, and increased revenues are three benefits frequently noted when thoughtful employee development programs are put in place. ...
But What’s Going to Happen to Me? Top 5 Tips to Help Your Team Transition During a Major Change
“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...
A Crash Course in Nonprofit Fundraising
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...
5 Tips For Hiring A Nonprofit Executive Director
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...
Why The Business Blueprint Is The Key To Building An Empire
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,...
