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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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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... -
Leading from the Bottom, Up
Posted on December 9, 2009 | 4 CommentsIt is such a pleasure to contribute to Leadership and Community for the first time. It’s also much easier to read than to write! Haunted by a blank electronic page, I made an executive decision: my laptop and I might as well do battle over... -
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IPO – A Model for Ethical Decision Making
Posted on October 9, 2009 | No CommentsI had the opportunity this week to participate in a discussion about ethics and nonprofit fundraising. The session was led by Bob Shoemake, Director of Programs and Membership for the Center for Ethical Business Cultures at the University of St. Thomas. The Center, “assists leaders... -
Great Books for Leadership
Posted on September 9, 2009 | 3 CommentsI read a front page article in a recent Sunday New York Times about a classroom teaching method for literacy called the Reading Workshop Approach. The teacher encourages students to pick their own books to read based upon their passions and interests. Students then respond... -
Leadership Under Fire: Working for the Common Good
Posted on August 31, 2009 | 6 CommentsLast week I had the opportunity to take a tour of Target Field. It was a few days after they started to lay down the sod and the rich, green grass seemed to bring the building to life. It wasn’t hard to picture Carlos Gomez... -
Leadership in Action: Community Involvement makes an Impact!
Posted on August 31, 2009 | 4 CommentsI am very excited to have the opportunity to share with you some of my thoughts and join a group of individuals who are already leaders in the Twin Cities community. I have spent the last five years focused on getting involved in the Twin... -
Welcome and Overview!
Posted on August 23, 2009 | No CommentsWelcome to the Leadership and Community collaborative blog. Thanks for stopping by; we are very excited about launching this blog and hope you will join us in this venture. Why would we start another blog? Who has time to read all the blogs that are...
