Is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Instrumental in Ensuring Your Company’s Success?
I recently had coffee with a colleague who is the President of a company providing DEI training. The President was meeting with a new prospect, a Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for a large organization. The VP DEI met my colleague and immediately...
A Leadership Refresher from a Puppy
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...
The Five Simple “C’s” of Strategic Planning for a Nonprofit
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...
Workplace Investigations: A Guide for Employers
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...
Ageism, Alive and Well or Valued and Important
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...
Unmasking the Micromanager: Are You the “Anti-Hero” of Your Organization?
“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...
