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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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Winning from the center
Posted on June 20, 2011 | 1 CommentWhen did ‘compromise’ become a dirty word? Politics, like most things, ebbs and flows. If we look back in history, we’ll find periods when hard-headed individuals from differing political sides disagreed and couldn’t seem to find common ground. Our state legislators are stuck in one... -
Leadership through turning points
Posted on June 6, 2011 | 1 CommentLives can be changed in moments. Anyone who experienced the tornado on the Northside knows that feeling on a very deep level. How many of us can point to a specific episode in our lives—either self made or by natural disaster—when we realized we were... -
A Gem in the Community
Posted on May 24, 2011 | 2 CommentsEarlier this month saw the end of the 2010/11 Leadership Twin Cities program, and with it ended my term as co-chair. What began nine months ago at a wooded retreat in Monticello, and continued one day each month, culminated in Vision Day at the Wellstone... -
Community Building — Formula for Success
Posted on May 19, 2011 | No CommentsCommunity Building Success Formula = Passion + Participant Directed + Free Food Passion The first key to building community is that you must ignite the passion of those involved and spark ideas for a vision of what the future holds. Passion is critical because it will be what... -
Tell Me a Story
Posted on May 17, 2011 | 3 CommentsI just finished Twin Cities author Nick Tasler’s excellent book, The Impulse Factor. I learned a great deal about how to harness my impulsive drive to make more prudent decisions. Tasler writes really well, combining relevant research with compelling stories, in the same way that... -
Follow the money. Do you want to know more about where your United Way contributions go?
Posted on April 24, 2011 | No CommentsAs a reader of this blog you are more than likely a young professional. And more than likely you have been asked to contribute your company’s annual United Way campaign. But have you ever thought to yourself, “I know that there is tremendous need in... -
Board lacking diversity? 4 replies to well-worn excuses
Posted on April 21, 2011 | No CommentsTired of hearing excuses as to why, for yet another year, there are no good candidates of diverse backgrounds that have surfaced for appointment or election to the boards of directors? Abysmal statistics abound regarding seats held by women, people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, immigrants,... -
Community Involvement through Volunteer Leadership
Posted on April 18, 2011 | 1 CommentAmong the many attributes that the Twin Cities are recognized for, did you know that volunteering is one of them? Based on a survey from the Corporation for National & Community Service, Minneapolis/St. Paul ranks #1 in active volunteerism in the United States; woohoo! do... -
Leadership Values for Public Service
Posted on April 14, 2011 | 1 CommentTough economic times prompt tough debates about the role of government and the efficacy of public institutions and employees. Constructive debate is grounded in reason and intent on addressing tough problems. Good discourse sheds light and informs wise action. Too often, though, our public discourse... -
Time Management Tips — Managing email so it doesn’t manage you
Posted on April 11, 2011 | 7 CommentsEmail as a business communication tool has taken the world by storm over the last decade. Over that time it has continuously encroached on more and more of our life to the point that now for many the first thing you do when you get...
