by Tom Okarma | Dec 15, 2011 | Blog, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Have you ever had to rebuild a department, ministry, or an entire organization or church? Did you wrestle with how much to structure the process versus letting others handle it? We did. One of our departments had gone through a tough period. An ego-driven leader had...
by Tom Okarma | Oct 13, 2011 | Blog, Leadership
I’ve got to hand it to Chicago Cubs owner Tom Rickets. He is about to land one of the biggest fish in the professional baseball world talent pool. I’m talking about Theo Epstein, the current and about to be former, general manager of the Boston Red Sox. There is a...
by Tom Okarma | Sep 27, 2011 | Blog, Leadership
One of the most powerful tools a leader can employ is consistent communication. Does everyone (staff and volunteers) know your top three priorities? If you randomly asked them what key priorities simply had to be accomplished over the next year, how many different...
by Tom Okarma | Sep 14, 2011 | Blog, Leadership, Strategic Planning
They say leadership is a lonely position. It’s true, but that doesn’t mean you’re all alone. Often, it is better to open the door and let others have a chance to solve the big problems leaders face. I once led an organization that sold services through a...
by Tom Okarma | Jun 13, 2011 | Blog, Board Development, Governance, Leadership
It seems obvious to me that if you reward desirable behavior you will get more of it and if you don’t, performance will eventually level off and fewer people may go that proverbial “extra mile”. Complacency and an entitlement mentality can work its...
