Landscape Analysis, Competitor Analysis, Benchmarking. Organizations of all types carry out these activities from time to time. Landscape Analysis is the broadest of these activities and can include both Competitor Analysis and Benchmarking. It may also include a Needs Assessment, Stakeholder Input, and Environmental Data Collection – often looking at PESTLE aspects of the … [Read more...] about Benchmark for Innovation
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Improve Your Strategic Thinking
Here’s a good new year’s resolution to add your list: become a better strategic thinker. In a survey of more than 10,000 senior leaders, 97% said that being strategic was the most important leadership behavior needed in their organizations. In the same survey, 96% of the leaders said they did not have the time for strategic thinking. How can you make more time to be … [Read more...] about Improve Your Strategic Thinking
Your Next Board Retreat
Your Board is probably meeting in person again. It's also time to have your first Post-Covid in person Board Retreat. The substance and timing of Board Retreats vary widely. My suggestion is that you take at least one day every two years for an off-site with your Board. I know some Boards that do these annually for a couple of days and find it to be very helpful in … [Read more...] about Your Next Board Retreat
Fall in Love with The Problem
“Fall in love with the problem” is a quote from the excellent book by Ann Mae Chang, Lean Impact. The issue she is getting at is that so many people see a problem in the world and then come up with a solution to that problem that they fall in love with. Many people come to me with a solution to a problem they have observed and they want to start a new nonprofit that is … [Read more...] about Fall in Love with The Problem
Create Your Future
Many individuals and organizations look into the future – and make their plans to adapt to it. They allow their current circumstances and predictions of the future to determine their plans. That’s one way to go and it is a very reasonable thing to do – as we are reminded by this quote from George Bernard Shaw: “The reasonable person adapts themselves to the world. The … [Read more...] about Create Your Future