Business Planning, Business Planning, Grow, Organizational Assessments, Strategic Planning
One of my favorite sayings is a Japanese proverb – “Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.” As we approach Halloween, many think about being scared by vampires and ghosts. These days I’m scared by meetings without agendas and action...
Guest Blogs, Impact Measurement, Organizational Assessments, Program Development, Social Impact Architects
We have all experienced bad customer service. Now with Twitter, we witness our friends’ bad customer service experiences, too. Frustrating and infuriating for the customer, bad customer service can also ruin a brand. And, unfortunately, it isn’t unique to the...
Evaluation Planning, Impact, Impact Measurement, Organizational Assessments, Program Development, Social Impact Architects
As we move into Labor Day weekend, it is important to reflect on where we are in helping everyone achieve the American dream. Andrew Carnegie believed “you cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself.” But, what is that ladder and how do we...
Human Resources, Lead, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects
One of my favorite quotes is by Maya Angelou: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” As kids, my sisters and I learned manners like not to throw tantrums or interrupt. While these rules...
Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Impact, Impact Measurement, Lead, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects
Every now and then, I feel like I’m caught in a human hamster wheel – racing from meeting to meeting, but wondering afterward – what did I really accomplish? When this happens, I pick up one of of my favorite, well-worn books, The Time Trap by R. Alec Mackenzie. We...
Business Planning, Growth/Scaling Plans, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
In John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address, he said: “The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are...
