Sometimes, Singin’ Ain’t Easy

Sometimes, Singin’ Ain’t Easy

When things are going well, people usually sing loudly and really belt it out. That’s when churches echo with perhaps off-pitch, shrill, and sometimes nasal but always high-spirited and heart-felt sounds of happy people singing their hearts out. All seems right with...
Challenge Your Team!

Challenge Your Team!

Leaders have a lot of responsibility-no doubt about it-yet some of the most important actions they can take can be boiled down to a few key actions that can have immeasurable impact.  As we turn into final stretch of planning for 2013, what are the most important...
Thinking Small

Thinking Small

Sometimes the worst thing that can happen to an organization is growth. Now, growth can be a good thing-in fact a very good thing- when your talking about professionalism, donor contribution levels, bank balances, staff development, and more. But if you lead  a...
Danger in the iPass Lane

Danger in the iPass Lane

Do you have iPass in your state? It is an electronic system to automatically pay tolls on a highway as you zip through the tollgates without stopping…without even thinking. Hold that thought. I don’t know about your nonprofit organization, but the ones I see have been...