Interestingly enough, focusing your organization’s “tribe” on your values can actually lead to higher levels of performance. It makes sense when you think about it. Imagine that an organization has clearly answered the questions “Why are we here? & What do we stand for?” – and that this is widely understood among the staff and key volunteers; your “tribe.” Establishing … [Read more...] about Improve Your “Tribe’s” Performance
Ritz & Disney at Grandma’s House
You need to take your seriously ill child out of town to a doctor that will give them the best care possible. Where do you stay? If Grandma lived nearby it would be nice to stay with her, where you know you would have a loving and caring environment. But she doesn’t live there. It would be great to stay at a Ritz where you know you would have a high quality hotel room and … [Read more...] about Ritz & Disney at Grandma’s House
How to Predict the Future
Don’t try to predict it. Create the future! Some people spend a lot of time and effort trying to predict the future. They study all kinds of data and trends to try to figure out what the future is going to look like. And then they create a vision and goals that they think will fit with their future prediction. Instead, I suggest that organizations start by identifying … [Read more...] about How to Predict the Future
Quick Tips from the book “Drive”
“Carrots and sticks are so last century. Drive says for 21st century work, we need to upgrade to autonomy, mastery & purpose.” That’s the “Twitter Summary” – provided by the author himself – of Daniel Pink’s most recent book, Drive. It’s a good summary, but here are my take-aways along with some of my interpretation added in. Most organizations today are run like … [Read more...] about Quick Tips from the book “Drive”
Videotape Your Next Board Meeting
Okay – I am kidding. But wouldn’t it be interesting to watch if you did? And instructive! The football season is upon us. After every game, coaches and players huddle around TV monitors to carefully review videos of the game. “What did we do well that we need to keep doing? What did not work as well? How can we improve for the next game?” These are important questions … [Read more...] about Videotape Your Next Board Meeting