

Your Greatest Asset
The title of this blog came from an article that I read in the spring entitled “Protecting Your Greatest Asset” by Bill F. Faucett. ...


Horrible Leaders, Horrible Bosses
How do you write about something that's so prevalent these days...Horrible Leaders? A Google search for Horrible Leaders yields more...


Start a New Charity or Not?
According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, as of May 2015, there were 1,529,762 tax-exempt organizations and 1,059,150...


Do Your Due Diligence
Whether purchasing stock in a publicly traded company or investing cash into a private company or small business, an investor will...


Constructive Conflict and Innovation
I’ve worked for several organizations during my career. Some encouraged employees to voice their professional opinions. Others did not....


Donor Intent
“In philanthropy, donor intent is the purpose, publicly expressed or not, for which a philanthropist intends a charitable gift or...


Succession Planning
A Board of Directors must recognize that some jobs are the lifeblood of an organization, are too critical to be left vacant and need to...


Employee Loyalty…It’s Management’s Responsibility
A quote making the rounds on LinkedIn: “Never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer care.” This got me thinking about...

Principled Leaders
An article entitled Leadership Skills: 8 Principles Every Leader Should Know, by Brian Kight, discusses those principles that a leader at...


Whatever Happened to Integrity?
Thirty years ago, I was a banker. It was a very different time then. Banks and bankers had a reputation for being honest and truthful. ...