Apr 15, 2024 | Fundraising, Marketing
I think it is a couple of high-level obstacles. Fear of the unknown is certainly one; fear of failure is another. Fear of the Unknown Let’s break it down. One of the things many not-for-profit leaders struggle with is understanding what is actually involved in donor...
Apr 9, 2024 | Church Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Culture, Organizational Leadership
Do you feel some days like you are drowning in the day-to-day? In fact, are things going really well, but they still seem out of control at the same time? Sometimes keeping things on the rails feels like a full-time leadership job, and not a fun one. Then a board or...
Feb 28, 2024 | Leadership, Productivity, Self Improvement
Why hire a coach? Is it a sign of weakness or strength? I am a golf fan – don’t yawn – and one of the things that blows me away is how many coaches most pro golfers have. They have swing coaches, conditioning coaches, putting coaches, sports psychology...
Feb 23, 2024 | Leadership, Productivity, Self Improvement
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu It may be true, but the first few miles can still leave you doubting your sanity. Somewhere many miles into the journey you finally start to see the vision you had in the beginning take...
Dec 4, 2023 | Leadership, Organizational Culture, Organizational Leadership
The New World Encyclopedia defines community as derived from the Latin communitas (meaning the same), which is in turn derived from communis, which means “common, public, shared by all or many.” I recently listened to a podcast where this was teased-out a...