If you took an extended holiday then you might have missed last week’s blog about my new, free e-book. Check it out here: The Power of Goals Earlier this week, I had an article in The Washington Post also about goals. You can check it out here. The highlights: If it’s time for you to set those once-a-year resolutions that you know will fade by March, then this … [Read more...] about Set Goals, Not Resolutions
The Power of Goals: Free E-Book
Happy New Year! Click here for your holiday gift – my new e-book on The Power of Goals. It’s a fourteen-page quick read on the most important principles you need to know for improving your personal performance and fulfillment in life through effective goal setting. Please share this e-book with co-workers and friends as we spread the word on the opportunity to improve … [Read more...] about The Power of Goals: Free E-Book
What Does a Great Strategy Report Look Like?
I am often asked about what a good strategy report looks like – the kind you would submit to your Board and then use to guide your organization for the coming years. I have seen this done well by a number of organizations, and done poorly by even more. But, recently I had a chance to work with a group – Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore – which I think has done an … [Read more...] about What Does a Great Strategy Report Look Like?
Thankfulness & Savoring
You probably don’t have time to read this because you are ON THE GO! Same here. In fact, I didn’t have time to write this because I am ON THE GO! But, if you take a couple of minutes to read this it just might improve your quality of life. I have been reading some of the positive psychology books recently, two in particular by Martin Seligman. One is Learned Optimism, … [Read more...] about Thankfulness & Savoring
Laser Focus
I have been looking over a bunch of strategic plans for nonprofits recently, and one huge thing jumps out at me – No Focus! Your strategy should provide you with Laser Focus. This is why the cornerstone of the strategy process I use with nonprofits is their three – five strategic goals for the next five years. And then, after SWOT analysis, we add the strategic themes … [Read more...] about Laser Focus