Executive Coaching, Lead, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture
In 2002, I attended the Drucker Institute’s annual conference. Based on an impromptu speech I gave during one of the workshops, I was selected to meet with Peter Drucker himself. He was a legend, and I never expected to have a real audience with him. I was content...
Executive Coaching, Growth/Scaling Plans, Human Resources, Lead, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects
If you want a heartwarming movie to watch in these final days of summer, I highly recommend “The 33,” which is a real-life account of the mining disaster in Chile in 2010. Stories above and below ground intertwine to make the movie compelling and relatable....
Executive Coaching, Lead, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture
I have been thinking a lot lately about the factors that help those of us in the social sector overcome the obstacles that inevitably confront us on our path toward positive change. Some of the greatest lessons I have read on the subject have come from Rising Strong,...
Executive Coaching, Grow, Lead, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects
Have you ever been to a coalition or staff meeting where a newcomer asks a pointed question to the leader of the group, and everyone around the newcomer cringes while s/he stands oblivious to the battle just instigated? Being an outsider or a newcomer to a group can...
Book Reviews, Executive Coaching, Social Impact Architects
After reflecting on Part 1 of our book review – How to Build a (Social) Revolution: Hacks from Tech Innovators, I came across one of my favorite quotes by Buckminster Fuller: “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new...
Annual Traditions, Collection of Articles, Communicate, Executive Coaching, Lead, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects, 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...
