Meaningful Minutes
This blog post explores the use of detailed board minutes and the risks of inadvertent disclosure.
Year: 2010
Metaphors Be With You: The Strategist as Poet
Strategy-making begins with an idea. Without a guiding idea there can be no sense of direction. Yet many articles and books about strategy do not address a most important matter: how to generate ideas. To conceive the essential set of ideas that we call strategy, the strategist must understand and master the art of the …
How to Write a Compelling Change Vision Statement
A quick overview of what makes a good Change Vision , Great. If done well, this one liner will be single most powerful communication for buy in.
Business New Years Cards
New Years is the perfect time to send a card with your company’s heartfelt wishes for health, happiness and prosperity.
Capital Campaigns #8: Beyond The Organizational Family
Once the “Quiet Phase” has been completed and the various “campaigns” for the Hospital Family are well under way, solicitation can begin in the next group of prospects – corporations, small businesses and the individual prospects assigned to Divisions tasked with obtaining gifts in various specific dollar ranges (i.e., $3,000-$5,999 and/or $6,000-$9.999). But … there …
O = Oneness
Here are four examples of how different authors and inspirational teachers approach the topic of Oneness. See what themes you find and what resonates with you. ONE Unforgettable Philosophy In fact ONE is how I’ve been resonating with and sharing ONEness through the work I’m doing with Project GratOtude. Here is our Project GratOtude philosophy, …
Ethics Management Programs: An Overview
What’s an Ethics Management Program? Organizations can manage ethics in their workplaces by establishing an ethics management program. Brian Schrag, Executive Secretary of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, clarifies. “Typically, ethics programs convey corporate values, often using codes and policies to guide decisions and behavior, and can include extensive training and evaluating, depending …
Organizational Culture and Executive Onboarding
The dialogue about executive onboarding and new leader transitions is incredibly multi-faceted and there are many interesting areas to be examined. This blog entry goes deeper into the influence of culture on the success or failure of leaders entering into new organization.
Who Could Refudiate a Good Headline?
Press Releases, Tweets — even, or especially, email subject lines — demand strong, catchy headlines. Imagine the volume of words that cross an editor’s or reporter’s eyes each hour! Guess which subjects they will be drawn to? Those that creatively thread the needle of journalism are the ones that will get sewn into the fabric …
What’s Your Communication IQ?
Communication, which occupies approximately 70% of our waking hours, is what many leaders find the most frustrating. Many of us were never taught to communicate in ways that lead to postive outcomes. Rather, we tend to experience annoyance, anger or just give up on the person or the situation. Here’s how to communicate better to …