Governance SolutionsWHAT’S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT GOVERNANCE? We Need “New” Solutions People seem to believe that the status quo still isn’t working because they...
7 Measures of Success: What Remarkable Associations Do That Others Don’tMany of us in the nonprofit sector eagerly awaited the publication of this book by The Center for Association Leadership. The book is a...
Is It Time to Assess Your Environment?Assessing Organizational Ends Starts with Questions – Not Answers In his book “Good to Great”, Jim Collins offers this wisdom for CEO’s:...
Do I need a professional facilitator?Insights into group dynamics are essential to facilitators to successfully accomplish the purpose of the meeting. Facilitators should...
On board serviceDear Association Executive: Recently on the American Society of Association Executive’s (ASAE) Executive Section listserv, there have...
Organizational Culture: Open or Closed?Culture in an organization is comprised of shared values, goals, norms and processes. One overarching theme uncovered in studying...
Blog JourneyThis writing was originally published in the International Policy Governance Association newsletter for board leaders and governance...
What do nonprofit governing boards do?Defining governance is not easy. If you google “definition on governance,” you will find over 500,000 entries. Governance is a generic...
A Failure of LeadershipLast week, President Obama spoke of a “failure of leadership” at GM. What happens to GM affects their employees, vendors, retirees,...