About Suzanne, Organizational Culture, Personal
I celebrated a milestone yesterday – my 40th birthday. It has been a full week filled with the positive energy that comes from being surrounded by friends, family and doing what I love. Now that I’m “older and wiser,” I often get asked by my students and millennials:...
Annual Traditions, Communicate, Impact, Impact Measurement, Lead, Nonprofit Trends, Organizational Culture, Storytelling, Strategic Planning
The father of Total Quality Management, William Edwards Deming, was famous for saying, “A bad system will beat a good person every time.” After a decade of work in the social sector, I came across this quote and it was a life-changing moment. It spoke to me and...
About Suzanne, Annual Traditions, Collection of Articles, Organizational Culture, 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...
About Suzanne, Organizational Culture
Last month, I was honored to be selected by TEDxTurtleCreekWomen to share how I became a changemaker as well as what I typically share in coffee shops, classrooms and boardrooms – the why and how of becoming a changemaker. I called my TEDx presentation “Everyone can...
Impact Measurement, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture
Last night, David Letterman’s last show aired with its typical humor, surprise and special guests. In his honor, we wanted to share our own Top 10 List – of our favorite social sector quotes. When we started Social TrendSpotter in 2013, we wanted to co-create a blog...
Annual Traditions, Collaborate, Communicate, Grow, Impact Measurement, Nonprofit Trends, Organizational Culture, Storytelling, Strategic Planning
No one was surprised when TIME Magazine named the Ebola Fighters as their choice for Person of the Year 2014. In a crisis that had many blunders, these heroes raised our hope for a better outcome. In the social sector, we have many everyday heroes who do not serve for...