Advocacy/Policy Change, Growth/Scaling Plans, Issue Based Blogs, Social Impact Architects, Social Movements
I recently came across a story about anthropologist Margaret Mead. She was asked by a student – what was the first sign of civilization in ancient culture? The student (and I) expected an answer such as fishhooks, grinding stones or some other tool. Instead, she said...
Communicate, Marketing & Communication, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects
One of my grandmother’s favorite sayings was: “A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” The airline industry overall has been in a lot of hot water recently – with union negotiations, safety concerns, and weather...
Annual Traditions, Business Planning, Collaborate, Communicate, Fundraising, Grow, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning, Summer Reading
As we hit the midpoint of the year, a new trend for for-profit and nonprofit leaders is to review their strategic and operational goals and make New Half-Year’s resolutions, recommitting to old goals and resolving to achieve new ones. Summer is a great time for...
Business Planning, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Strategic Planning
Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day – the day when more than 160,000 Allied forces landed in Normandy, France, as part of the largest air, land and sea invasion ever executed. The goal of the mission was to liberate Nazi-occupied France, and more than 9,000 Allied...