Annual Traditions, Corporate Social Responsibility, Grow, Lead, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Retreats, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning, Summer Reading
During summer, it feels like time stops for just a moment. The longer days, the warm breezes and sweet fragrances in the air allow time to slow down for reflection. You can sit by a beach or lake and just gaze into the water, being present and enjoying the ease of...
Annual Traditions, Board Development, Grow, Nonprofit Trends, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning, System Change
Last year, we lost one of my leadership mentors – Frances Hesselbein, who is best known as the transformative leader of the Girls Scouts. This led her to be noticed by Peter Drucker, who named her “the best CEO in America” and later his successor. I interacted with...
Annual Traditions, Collaborate, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Inspirations, Social Impact Architects, System Change
“Yellowstone” – the television show by Taylor Sheridan – is my latest binge-worthy show, and the season finale is right around the corner. Every time I watch an episode, I feel like I’m home. I grew up in East Texas and come from a long line of ranchers, cowboys and...
Annual Traditions, Business Planning, Grow, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning, Top 5 Annual List
With so much negativity swirling around us, it is easy to let it color our view of the world. But as I told my students in our wrap-up class last week, we have a choice. If we let them in, negative news and interactions can convince us that the world cannot be...
Social Impact Architects, Thanksgiving
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Annual Traditions, Business Planning, Guest Blogs, Retreats, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning, Summer Reading
We are officially in the “dog days” of summer. Interestingly, this phrase refers to the sultry days of summer and came from the Romans, who associated it with the star Sirius. They considered Sirius to be the “dog star” because it was the brightest star in the...