Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

Evil Twins: Procrastination and Distractions

First, a great big shout out to my team at Armstrong McGuire! They are talented professionals who each demonstrate professionalism, commitment to our shared work, and a keen sense of work/life balance. Smart. Willing to teach. Willing to learn. Willing to share. Good at scheduling and multi-tasking. Punctual. Prepped and prepared for the meeting. Desk cleared at the end of the day. To-do lists checked off. Projects completed with few or no errors, and on time.

A Season for Removing Clutter

It used to be that I looked forward to some down time in the summer months to get organized and catch up. Nowadays organizations work hard year-round. Marketing, Board development, strategic planning and fundraising are all ongoing activities.

How Do You Measure Up to Your Fellow Board Members?

Surveys, surveys, and more surveys….but I found this one interesting and hope you will too. Paula Loop is the Leader of Governance Insights Center at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Each year she conducts a survey of corporate board members and many of her findings and suggestions also relate well to nonprofit boards. The survey results show 10 Key findings that have a major impact on how boards perform.