by Tom Okarma | Jan 28, 2014 | Blog, Leadership
Leading a nonprofit is not easy. There are many interests to balance, many balls to juggle, many personalities to assuage, many clients to serve. It’s been likened to herding carts. So, in order to do the very best job you and your agency can do, you need...
by Tom Okarma | Jan 3, 2014 | Blog, Leadership
One of a leader’s primary duties is to grow and develop others. Just recently I began wrestling with a related question posed by a long-time friend of mine-Dave-who is in ministry.…Am I a leader worth reproducing? How about you? Are you a (fill in the blank) board...
by Tom Okarma | Feb 22, 2013 | Blog, Board Development, Governance, Leadership, Strategic Planning
If you stop to think about it, leaders can significantly increase the impact of their nonprofit agencies without spending an extra dime. Say what? Let’s say your agency has: Experienced leadership-CHECK! A clear and compelling strategic plan-CHECK! The respect...