Your Oath and the Big 9
When I was a kid, I LOVED scouting.
The outdoors. The challenges. The manual. The badges. The camaraderie.
I loved it all.
But most of all, I loved the Scout’s Oath.
How Many Board Meetings Should Your Nonprofit Have?
Have you ever noticed that great things come in fours?
There are four primary elements—fire, air, earth, and water.
There are four phases of the moon—new, waxing, full, and waning.
There are four seasons. (And even though most North Dakotans believe that there are only two—winter’s coming and winter’s here—the scientists remain unmoved.)
Do You Know The Perfect Size for a Nonprofits’s Board?
Bigger houses. Bigger cars.
More followers. More friends. More likes.
Larger. Taller. Wider.
Whatever it is, we always seem to want more.
Taking Your Board to the Next Level
Perhaps entrepreneur Jim Rohn said it best, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
Chew on that morsel for a while.
No doubt, it’s a stunner of a concept.
In fact, I’m convinced that if you genuinely take Rohn’s observation to heart, it should cause you to stop and reflect on your own life—both personally and professionally.
How Board Evaluation Drives Performance
William Felton Russell is, without question, the greatest basketball player ever to play the game.
Not Michael Jordan. Not Magic Johnson. Not Kobe Bryant. Not LeBron James.
William Felton Russell.
And while there have been some extraordinary players who have graced us with their talents (see the above list), none has done it better than Bill Russell.
How to Lean In
We’ve all been there.
Your board meeting is going just as you planned it.
You are sliding through your agenda like a hot knife through butter.
Everyone’s engaged.
People are having fun.
All is right with the world.
How to Make or Break Your Nonprofit
Recent research reveals that the single best indicator of a healthy nonprofit organization is a strong relationship between the Board Chair and the CEO.
Think about that for a second.
It’s not your financials.
7 Steps to the Perfect Board Meeting
In fact, successful board meetings are the vehicle by which you engage—and bring out the best—in your directors.
As a result of a well-executed meeting, not only do your directors feel fulfilled and valued, but the organization moves forward by leaps and bounds.
And never forget: Ultimately, it’s the outcomes of your board meetings that result in extraordinary impact for your nonprofit organization.
Five Ways to Find Your Focus
If you want to be an exceptional leader, you’ll have to come to grips with an indisputable reality. Your energy flows where your attention goes. Said differently, whatever you choose to focus on is where your precious energy will be spent.
Make Your Meetings Great Again
It’s been said that meetings are a place where minutes are kept and hours are lost. And for good reason. Not only are most meetings not necessary, but they seem to drag on to the point where, at first, you’re kind of afraid you might die, then you come to the stark realization that you may not. But here’s the interesting thing. Even though everyone seems to share this sentiment, we are spending more time in meetings now than ever before.