You’ve been wooing her for months, and finally she says yes. Congratulations! You have a new Board member. What does your Board member need to know, and how will he or she find out? Of course, you should share official documents. For nonprofits, those might include the by-laws, descriptions of…
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Wanted: Good Mentor to Help Develop Unlimited Possibilities in Others
How do you leverage your time and gifts to help others grow? How can you help others find their unique gifts and strengths in your organization and life? For many of us older leaders, we are given the gift of being able to help mentor others within our lives and…
Continue Reading....Are You Writing Memos When You Should Be Telling Stories?
How do you connect with your community? Stories are a great way to move people to action this week Dennis Fischman of Communicate! Consulting shares his secrets to telling great stories. His tips will help you become a better storyteller. Please share this with your communities if they are trying…
Continue Reading....So What’s Your Message?
How important is your message to your life goals? We’ve talked about many interesting topics over the last 12 months in Developing Serving Leaders.
Continue Reading....How Entrepreneurs Can Leverage Their Marketing Efforts to Grow!
How do you leverage yourself to grow your business faster and more profitably? Last week, we talked about several secrets every new entrepreneur should know to build a successful business. This week, we share two secrets that could be worth millions of dollars to your personal business over the next…
Continue Reading....Increase Your Team’s Results Through Training
For entrepreneurs, their most critical investment is in their people. One of the best ways to increase the value of your organizations is to invest time in employee development. But how do you do this when you have so many other things that require your time? I find the best organizations invest…
Continue Reading....How Do You Guide Others Through Changing Times?
How would you like a process that can help your people deal with changes faster and easier than you ever thought possible? What if the process not only opened you and your team to endless possibilities but also ensured faster buy-in from all the various stakeholders you impact. I’ve been…
Continue Reading....When Succession Planning Fails
Only 40% of privately held businesses have a succession plan in place for their organization. Only 55% of family owned businesses have a plan for their next generation of leadership. Over 70% of nonprofits do not have a successor for their original founder. Why does it seem so many organizations…
Continue Reading....Three Leadership Lessons from General Norman Schwarzkopf
When I was invited to work with the military after 9/11, the first person I called was my father. He had spent many years in the military and he understood the task ahead of me far better than I did. My exposure to the military came from history books and…
Continue Reading....One Life With A Simple Message
What will you do with your time here? This week we celebrate the birth of a man who did more in three years than all of us will do in a lifetime. I challenge you to take time to reflect and decide what you’re going to do to make a…
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