by Tom Okarma | Apr 20, 2011 | Blog, Leadership
Now that we are well into 2011, it is a good time to assess progress on those priorities you set in your 2011 plan. First, are the “main things” you identified last fall still your “main things” or do you need to re-assess your key initiatives? And perhaps more...
by Tom Okarma | Mar 11, 2011 | Blog, Board Development, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Back in January I posed these questions and asked you to consider them…“If I were creating my organization TODAY, what is the best way to set it up? Are we organized that way? What is getting in the way of our ideal envisioned structure?” Today, I’d like to take this...
by Tom Okarma | Oct 29, 2010 | Blog, Leadership, Strategic Planning
I think there is a lot to say about the Law of Attraction, which can loosely be defined as “like attracting like”. I found that simple definition on the Internet so you know it has to be true. Anyway, I seem to be attracting a lot of organizations lately that suffer...
by Tom Okarma | Oct 11, 2010 | Blog, Board Development, Leadership, Strategic Planning
With October quickly slipping away many organizations are hard at work developing business plans for the coming year. Others may be engaged in creating new long-range (whatever that means) strategic plans. For nonprofits and churches, that means leaders, board...
by Tom Okarma | Jul 27, 2010 | Blog, Board Development, Governance, Leadership
How active is your board? Do you have any directors you have to carry from time to time? What should you do about absentee directors? We have a terrific board serving our nonprofit. It is comprised of individuals who are emotionally, financially, and actively invested...
