If you lead a nonprofit, you already succeed at a harder job than your friend Susan who directs a forprofit company (ABC Motors) of similar size! You may notice that you have unique pressures that Susan does not face at ABC Motors. She seems to have more cash and less regulation while you try to… Read More
Pre-Order ‘Doing Bad’
My nonprofit clients use a coach because they want freedom from frustration, and a chance to lead in their areas of strength! Read More
Drinking From an Atlanta Firehose
Why There Are Summits Verne Harnish collects thought leaders twice a year to help businesses and nonprofits who want to grow. Scaling Up philosophy is that to 10X your business, you have to 10X your people. And to 10X your people, you have to 10X yourself. Summits are two days of nonstop quality ideas –… Read More
NonProfits Have Fake News Flu
A new survey of 2,100 people has found that only 19% of Americans really trust nonprofits and religious groups. The best news that we can take from this report is that they don’t distrust us as much as they distrust other companies and government. We live in an age of Fake News. We have Wikileaks,… Read More
990 Snooping – 990s Reveal Term Limits on ?
What is the effect of a long-term CEO and management team on a nonprofit? What is the effect of a board with relatively little turnover? The 990 reports the name and position of each board member and senior manager annually. Let’s compare the lists over a 4 year period (2013-2016). Unfortunately, the truth is a… Read More
Will I See You in Denver at the Scaling Up Summit?
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Go Free! Dealing With Executive Stress and Depression
Leaders universally face stress and discouragement. Many feel guilt when plans do not work as expected. The video is an introduction to causes of those feelings that cannot be shared. There are ways to manage these jobs. If you want One Minute TurnArounds by email, please sign up!
Getting Past Cash Problems When You Can’t Find 500 Donors to Give More
I’ve never been in a plane that ran out of fuel. Having fuel is such a critical part of travel but airlines plan carefully. I have never heard a pilot announce that we have to land in the wrong city because we need more jet fuel. Non profits are having more and more trouble with… Read More
I can’t Fire Him. I’m Scared!
I had a job search in 1988 and finally got an interview for an executive position. I would be 2nd in command to a leader who planned a five year window for retirement. I was flown to Washington and then Philadelphia for interviews. The interviewers stressed that I would have considerable power. What’s not to… Read More
10 Ideas to Make A Business Without Money
People tell me that they don’t plan because they have no money. They ask, ‘Why plan if I have no money?’ I normally respond, ‘How do you know that you need money until you plan?’ People don’t like the challenge of planning before finding money. Too many people think that they need money — to… Read More