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Why mission should matter to leaders
17 May 2012 1:55 PM | No CommentsDuring my lifetime as a person with a disability it often seems that we are the “canaries in the coal mines,” buffeted by health care, legislative and public policy changes on the state and national level. Organizations like Courage Center help even out the rough...
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High Performance “Festivus”
14 May 2012 7:04 AM | No CommentsAbout a month ago, I attended a four-day “High Performance Leadership and Team Intensive” designed and lead by members of the human performance consulting firm, Performance Unlimited. I have attended too many leadership development workshops, seminars and classes to count and I enjoy learning new...
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Who’s in Your Circle?
08 May 2012 7:14 PM | No CommentsLet’s say you work for a small nonprofit in Minnesota. Let’s also say you focus on environmental and sustainability issues. When you’re looking to expand your network and brush up on skills, sometimes it’s good to be surrounded by other nonprofit folks doing similar work,...
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Donate, Sell or Toss
Posted on October 18, 2010 | 3 CommentsWe all face the challenge of trying to decide what to do with our “stuff”. When we decide “keep” is not the answer we try to decide between donating, selling or tossing. For my family we ask some pretty basic questions Donate * Would someone... -
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Phrase Can Apply to Expectation Failures
Posted on September 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsObviously, the phrase “don’t ask, don’t tell” is most widely associated with the U.S. military policy restricting the military from efforts to discover member’s sexual orientation. I think the phrase also could be used to describe the failures of individuals (and organizations) in regard to... -
Target, Politics, and Civic Responsibility: What role should corporations play in political campaigns?
Posted on August 8, 2010 | 2 CommentsI am sure you have all seen the recent news regarding Target Corporation. Here is a brief summary, with links for more details, to what has transpired: In January, the Supreme Court ruled that government cannot ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. Target... -
Minnesota Public Radio’s Insight Now – Share Your Point of View
Posted on July 8, 2010 | No CommentsA few months ago Michael Caputo reached out to me to discuss an idea he was working on. Caputo is a producer/reporter for Minnesota Public Radio. He was working on developing an online forum for discussing various community issues facing Minnesota. A few weeks ago... -
The Little Known Secret to Increasing Productivity`
Posted on May 27, 2010 | 1 CommentLike most of you, I often feel like there are not enough hours in the day. We all have so many commitments and responsibilities. There seems to be two possible solutions to this problem – commit to less or be more productive (I guess there... -
What “Size” Should Your Network Be?
Posted on May 12, 2010 | 3 CommentsWith the onslaught of social media there seems to be a natural scoring system for measuring a person’s network. I first noticed it on LinkedIn. LinkedIn initially limited the profiles you could “see” based upon 3 degrees of separation. You could only see the LinkedIn... -
So, What Do You Think?
Posted on April 14, 2010 | 1 CommentWe launched the Leadership and Community Blog on September 1, 2009. So, what do you think? A little over a year ago I started my journey of creating this blog. Long story short – my idea was to create a collaborative blog focused on our... -
Seriously, How do you Lead Volunteers?
Posted on March 10, 2010 | 3 Comments“Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer.” ~ Author unknown There is no doubt that volunteers are the straw that stirs the drink for many organizations, associations, clubs, committees/boards, fundraisers and initiatives. We are very blessed to live in a community, and... -
Umm, Ahh, Listen to Me
Posted on January 27, 2010 | 2 CommentsIt always amazes me when people work so hard on their careers, achieve success, but ignore the importance of public speaking skills. We have all sat through presentations that lost our attention, failed to effectively communicate the key message(s), or worse yet, had us feeling... -
Goal Setting versus New Year’s Resolutions
Posted on December 27, 2009 | No CommentsDo you make New Year’s resolutions? What about personal goals? I rarely make New Year’s resolutions. My belief is that if you want to make change in your life, why wait until January 1 to do that. Exercise more, quit smoking, lose weight, learn new...
