How do you increase the value of your business? What do acquiring organizations want to see when they make a decision to buy a business? What are the intangibles that make a business more valuable than the revenue they generate? Can you create the next big thing with your business?…
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7 Success Habits of a Thriving Nonprofit Executive Director
I’ve had the pleasure of working with some incredible nonprofit leaders over the years. I will never forget Pat Showell, retired CEO of a large human services organization in Atlanta and a wonderful sprit. She truly understood and stood behind the saying “it takes money to make money.” What are…
Continue Reading....How to Create Legacy Driven Charities Today!
I am always looking for new nonprofit clients to serve and I have a sweet spot for new charities – in part because I like a challenge and in part because I hope to get them on the right track out the gate. I’m never disappointed on meeting my need…
Continue Reading....Serving Leaders, Out of the Crisis, an Opportunity?
How can serving leaders embrace better opportunities? We live in changing times. Every day a new crisis becomes today’s headline. So what can we do to change the way we evaluate crises? Many of you leaders may recognize the title of this blog, but can’t remember where you read it…
Continue Reading....6 Things to Do Before Your Nonprofit Leader Retires
You live in a small town, and the community newspaper runs a frightening headline: “Mysterious Disease Strikes Town: One of Three Residents Will Disappear by 2017.” You read the article, and the news is even worse than you thought. By 2020, scientists predict, two out of three residents will be…
Continue Reading....Can Charlie Munger Help You Grow Your Business?
If you want to succeed in growing a great organization, you need several advantages to keep growing at over twenty percent per year for many, many years. How do we find a person whose strengths complement yours? Warren Buffett’s secret weapon and his close friend and business partner is Charlie…
Continue Reading....Can Warren Buffett Teach You to Build a Great Business?
Berkshire Hathaway celebrated its 50th anniversary this past month! Congratulations to all the great people in the different businesses within this great organization. 50 years is an incredible milestone for any business. I’m sure this not the first article you’ve read celebrating their incredible growth and prosperity. I wondered: Can Warren Buffett…
Continue Reading....What Can CEOs Learn from Apple’s Succession Strategy?
How would you like to follow the world’s most successful technology entrepreneur? What would you do to keep your organization growing against the odds? How do you create a successful succession strategy when your CEO is terminally ill? These were just some of the challenges facing Tim Cook, CEO of…
Continue Reading....Who’s the Most Interesting Investor in Silicon Valley?
How would you like to be the most influential person in one of the most interesting parts of the world? What would you do with your influence? How would you use your unique strengths to influence the world for the better? Who do you think is the most influential person…
Continue Reading....Does Your Culture Need a Strategy Upgrade?
I’ve heard it said culture eats strategy for lunch. I believe the quote was originally from Peter Drucker. The quote may have been true at the time of Peter’s death, but I believe that many of the organizations that Peter worked with have struggled in the new economy. Mr. Drucker…
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