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Your help is needed to close one hole in Minnesota safety net
06 February 2012 3:11 PM | No CommentsYou may have read about Charles Van Heuveln in Jon Tevlin’s Star Tribune column a few weeks ago. A good program that benefits people with disabilities — Medical Assistance for Employed People with Disabilities (MA-EPD) — has a loop hole in it. A hole that...
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Theater of Public Policy
02 February 2012 12:19 PM | No CommentsPolitical satire and improvisational theater have a long history in the Twin Cities thanks in part to Dudley Riggs. Huge Improv Theater on 30th and Lyndale in south Minneapolis is adding a new chapter to this legacy with the Theater of Public Policy. In partnership...
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Communities Built to Last
30 January 2012 8:11 AM | No CommentsLast week, President Obama gave his annual State of the Union address, in which he raised the call for creating an economy that is “built to last.” For anyone who is a fan of business guru Jim Collins, this is a familiar term and title...
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Innovation – Try something new
Posted on January 5, 2012 | No CommentsThis is the time of year when we all take a moment to reflect and then set those ever elusive new year resolutions. Although a bit counter intuitive, less is actually better than more. We can easily overwhelm ourselves with too many to focus on... -
Five Fun Guys for Families
Posted on December 27, 2011 | 3 CommentsAs we prepare for the 2012 campaign year, we are bombarded with messages from political candidates. Thanks to Facebook and Twitter I have friends and colleagues from left to right and everything in between. The chatter is all over the place – each party shouting... -
Annual tradition: Give like Scrooge and The Grinch
Posted on December 22, 2011 | 1 CommentYeah, I know. I’m being a little lazy, but it’s the holidays. We’re all really busy this time of year. But, as with our favorite Christmas shows and holiday music, I discovered that the blog post I wrote last year is a still relevant. So,... -
Nonprofit 100 vs Nonprofit Reality
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsYesterday the Star Tribune published nonprofit 100 the 16th annual report along with complementary reports on nonprofit CEO salaries and features on nonprofits serving youth in crisis and small business lending. Themes of cost-cutting, consolidation and new business models are not really news in the... -
A Few Tools on Coaching as learned from Janel Anderson of Working Conversations
Posted on December 16, 2011 | No CommentsI had the opportunity to attend a 4-hour workshop on coaching presented by Janel Anderson, PhD , CEO of Working Conversations. She presented many coaching tools; a couple of simple ones are below. They can be applied for coaching direct reports, self-coaching and peer to... -
Shredding the Safety Net
Posted on December 13, 2011 | 1 CommentThis morning I had the privilege to be part of a radio interview on KFAI talking about the incredible disconnect between affordable housing need in this community and our ability to meet it. The basic question for many people is if we have a growing... -
My Leadership and Community “Holiday Wish List”
Posted on December 7, 2011 | 1 CommentNow that the holiday season is in full swing, and holiday gift lists are taking shape, I thought this might be a nice time to put forth my “Leadership and Community Holiday Wish List.” As I look around at issues we’re facing as a state,... -
Less stuff = Better leader?
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsTis’ the season! Black Friday, Cyber Monday, decorate the house, make the Christmas lists, plan the meals, synchronize calendars… The older I get the more of a miser I seem to become. To add insult to injury, I recently read a book on minimalism. Basically,... -
Leading in a House of Bricks and Sticks
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s the start of the last month of year filled with flux. In 2011, tall trees of our society and economy continued to fall in the forest, while others swayed weakly in the wind. Change is in the hands of the people. In late June,... -
The Golden Rule
Posted on November 28, 2011 | 3 CommentsMy husband and I are not religious. That’s a long and not terribly interesting story that doesn’t really have a place here, in this blog space. But it is related to the topic at hand, and therefore needed to be said upfront. Because of the...
