“What can I do to get my board meaningfully engaged in leading innovation and change in my organization?” I hear variations of this very important...
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The Creativity-Innovation Nexus: Part One of Our Creativity Series
The innovation process – and the role of the chief executive as your organization’s “Chief Innovation Officer” – has been a major focus of this...
CEO Rob Paterkiewicz on Updating Selected Independent Funeral Homes’ Business Model
I’m pleased to share the fourth podcast in this blog’s ongoing series on updating nonprofit business models, featuring Rob Paterkiewicz, Executive...
That Vision Thing
You’ll recall that the last article posted at this blog discusses core values – serving as a prelude to the podcast that Lynne Thomas Gordon and...
Vision: Your Board’s Driver of Innovation and Change
A few months ago I sat in on a meeting of the board planning committee of a nonprofit economic development corporation. We were running through an...
Another Insidious Foe: That Strategic Planning is a Powerful Innovation Tool
I tell the following true story in my book Changing By Design (Josey-Bass): Almost thirty years ago, when I was serving as budget officer of a state...
Seven Extraordinary CEOs Wearing the Creator-in-Chief Hat
Extraordinary CEOs Michael Anderson (Canadian Society of Association Executives), Jeff Finkle (International Economic Development Council), Rick...
Planning Out of the Box: Updating CSAE’s Business Model, Part Two
“This couldn’t be more different from what many people call strategic planning,” I thought to myself as I listened to the...
About Nonprofit Business Models – A New Series of Podcasts
A local nonprofit serving adults and children with learning disabilities launches a number of business ventures (known as “social enterprises”) to...
Beware Of Planning Yourself Into a Box
How did I get into the business of helping nonprofit boards and CEOs build their leadership capacity? This is the first question Cheryl Ronk,...