by Tom Okarma | May 8, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Leadership
It’s no secret we’re living in a world of increasing turmoil. Violence is escalating. Hate is rising. Lines are being drawn and redrawn every day as portions of our country band together to oppose others. Culturally and politically, we are as divided as we ever have...
by Tom Okarma | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a hundred times. Nonprofit leaders often tell me, “Our board is weak” or, “My board just sits there and agrees with whatever I say and whatever I want to do.” Sadly, there are many CEO’s...
by Tom Okarma | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
People perform at their best when leaders cast a compelling vision and provide everyone with enough leeway to pursue it. This is especially true in the nonprofit world. Many are motivated by an agency’s mission and their personal calling rather than annual...
by Tom Okarma | Mar 26, 2019 | Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
Every nonprofit agency has a strategic plan, somewhere. Maybe in a file cabinet, on a credenza, on its website, but they have one. It’s there, you just have to search it out. The problem is, you’d never know it by the way so many just keep doing the same...
by Tom Okarma | Mar 19, 2019 | Governance, Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered why some nonprofit agencies are so successful, why they run so smoothly, or why the board and staff members work so well together? It could be due to everyone liking and respecting each other. It could also be due to everyone having a lot of...
