Why Your Organization Should be in Back to School Mode
The air is changing, and it is becoming dark earlier here in the Northeast. The stores have been in back-to-school mode for months. Yesterday I noticed that the Halloween...
[ read more ]For Values "Show, Don't Tell"
Many organizations, in addition to their mission and vision statements, have a values statement. A values statement is a set of beliefs and principles that guide an organization’s decision-making....
[ read more ]Spring Cleaning – Organizational Style
Despite the snow remaining on the ground here in Boston, all signs point to spring! The birds are chirping. It is light well into the evening hours, and I...
[ read more ]Why Making Other People Feel Good Should Be Part of Your Job
In his blog today, The Only Thing That Really Matters, Tony Schwartz, president and CEO of The Energy Project and the author of Be Excellent at Anything, highlights a...
[ read more ]Leverage the Usual Suspects
I asked a friend the other day about an event that she went to and she replied that the usual suspects were there. She didn’t need to say another...
[ read more ]Building Alliances
One of my most favorite types of work is alliance development. What is an alliance? An alliance is an agreement between two or more entities in which they agree...
[ read more ]Too often people are asked to lead a board without a guidebook or a mentor. Holding the Gavel lays out the job, what is expected and how to best contribute.
