Author’s note: I wrote this blog back in April, but I couldn’t post it now and pretend like the violent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor didn’t happen, as if the Black Lives Matter protests hadn’t spread across the nation and a new civil rights era hadn’t erupted. It may seem [...]
One of Stephen M.R. Covey’s fundamental beliefs about leadership is that progress happens “at the speed of trust” — that organizational work gets done with and through people, and that trust is the basis for every transaction and relationship. I recently found myself reflecting on the speed of trust as I read "Overcoming the Racial [...]
Most people know the choice of a new nonprofit executive lies in the hands of the board of directors. I believe, along with many others, that the choice of an executive leader is one of the board’s most important responsibilities. But the final choice will be better informed and better accepted if the board [...]
