| By Lisa Bodell, www.forbes.com | Have you heard the one about a weekly meeting that wasted 300,000 hours a year? The one that isn’t a joke at all but an actual statistic from Bain & Company? While the number is nauseating, it’s not particularly surprising. From my interactions with leaders and employees around the world, meetings are a […]
Seven Ways To Build Trust With Donors
| By Forbes Nonprofit Council, www.forbes.com | All organizations must establish trust with the people who give them money. This is a relatively easy task for a for-profit business — they simply give the customer a high-quality product or service in exchange for their payment. Nonprofits, on the other hand, must build donor trust based solely on […]
Have You Failed Well Recently?
| By Dan Ryan, www.forbes.com | Most of us like to support or follow a winner. In the world of sports, teams like the New York Yankees, the New England Patriots and others have a solid following because of their history of success. In the world of business, success is also sought by many, but there is […]
So You Think You Can Lead? 8 Traits You May Overestimate
| By Joseph Folkman, www.forbes.com | It’s no secret that I have been deeply interested in analyzing feedback data from multiple angles for years. One area of interest has been the comparison of self-assessed levels of effectiveness to the feedback received from others. It became apparent that most people do not have an accurate measure of their […]
University Presidents: Growing Fear That Their Schools Will Go Under
| By Richard Vedder, www.forbes.com | As a general proposition, prudent individuals should be wary of buying a used car from a university president. To be sure, college heads are not generally congenital liars. That said, they so often present such a distorted, usually overly positive, view of the institution that they run that arguably they cannot […]
Leadership 101: Four Lessons From The Coach’s Playbook
| By Andy Bailey, www.forbes.com | Just recently, I gathered my whole team together for a 2018 planning session. As with many business coaching teams, we do our planning after the start of the year because we’re busy working with our clients in December and January. Most of the year, we’re on the road, so our annual […]
Servant Leadership Is Not What You Think
| By Kevin Kruse, www.forbes.com | What is “servant leadership” and how can it make you a better leader? Often in life and work, we become focused on tasks instead of people. If left unchecked, this “results first, team second” mentality can lead to low morale and even lower performances. However, by leading from the ground up […]
This Toxic Leadership Trait Is Killing Your Motivation
| By Frances Mcintosh, www.forbes.com | Toxic behaviors are a major energy drain in teams and organizations. The web is awash with tips and insights on dealing with narcissists and how we are drawn in by their charm and charisma. Mind games like “gaslighting” and “goal-post moving” have us doubting our sanity, leaving us feeling battered, bruised and exhausted. […]