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Small, But Mighty: A Resource for Small Nonprofit Leaders

Beth Kanter

No longer small, with a budget over $5 million, the organization began work to become a high-performing nonprofit in 2007. Should the document focus only on nonprofits that hope to get larger? The purpose of the resulting document is to entice small nonprofit leaders to consider how they might use the PI in their own work.

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Shaking Up Patterns

Jamie Notter

Leadership insight.right when you need it. in Change , Leadership - 3 comments. This weekend I taught a three-hour session on Systems to students in Georgetown’s Organization Development and Change Leadership Certificate program. Leadership. December 2007 (8). November 2007 (14). October 2007 (12).

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The Carver Guide Series on Effective Board Governance by John Carver and Miriam Mayhew Carver

Eric Lanke

Back in 2007 I read Boards That Make a Difference , which lays out the Carver Model of Policy Governance in book form. The percent of manufacturer members that have an active representative on one of our leadership committees will be at least 30%, distributor members at least 25%, and supplier members at least 20%.

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Exploring #Humanize: Open

Jamie Notter

Leadership insight.right when you need it. There is a separate 20-page worksheet document for each chapter on the four human elements. Leadership. December 2007 (8). November 2007 (14). October 2007 (12). September 2007 (17). August 2007 (18). July 2007 (13). June 2007 (17).

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Ignoring the Impossible

Jamie Notter

Leadership insight.right when you need it. The story documents a company called Morning Star, the world’s largest tomato processor. When it comes to management and leadership, I have no tolerance for the idea that something is impossible. Leadership. December 2007 (8). November 2007 (14). Consulting.

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Failure is good: it's about learning. Mistakes are bad execution

Jamie Notter

Leadership insight.right when you need it. This is what leadership looks like in the 21st century. Perhaps the person who missed the typo in the brochure did so because he is reviewing way too many documents and cannot meet a zero tolerance standard without help. Leadership. December 2007 (8). November 2007 (14).

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But You're Just Not Doing it Right

Jamie Notter

Leadership insight.right when you need it. They will then try to sell you on their new dynamic, nimble, constantly evolving, “living plan document” system. Leadership. December 2007 (8). November 2007 (14). October 2007 (12). September 2007 (17). August 2007 (18). July 2007 (13).