Category: Consulting
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Slowing down to speed up
A few years back, somebody used the phrase “slow down to speed up†in my presence and it really resonated. Doing some quick google searches, I found dozens of articles…
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Thankful nonprofit quotes
About My Work, Board Development, Consulting, Fundraising, Human Resources, Leadership, Strategic Planning, VolunteersLast month, in the spirit of Halloween, I shared the scariest things I’ve heard uttered by nonprofit leaders. As a counterpoint, this month I offer up some “thankful†comments about…
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Scary nonprofit quotes
In honor of Halloween 2021, here are the the scariest things I’ve heard from nonprofit leaders. These are paraphrases as I wasn’t writing them down at the time. If you…
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Facilitating hybrid meetings
Good facilitation is a core part of my work. Since I had already begun facilitating many meetings online pre-pandemic, the switchover to all virtual meetings for the last 16 months…
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Ticket to Ride and nonprofit leadership
One of my pandemic “weaknesses†has been the amount of time I’ve spent playing Ticket to Ride – the online version. For those not familiar with the game, you can…
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How much input should we seek?
When starting to talk to a potential strategic planning client, one of the first questions that comes up relates to the level of input they are seeking to solicit as…
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Tips for “Virtual” Meetings
This blog was originally drafted in 2016. A lot has changed on the virtual meeting front since them, although many fundamentals remain the same. I periodically update it to reflect…
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Keys to hiring a consultant
Okay, one key. Here’s something I kind of knew when I was hiring consultants, but really appreciate now that I’m wearing the consultant hat. It’s best to be explicit why…