by Tom Okarma | Nov 9, 2012 | Blog, Board Development, Governance, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Board Chairs, Directors, and Executive Directors: Heads Up! I am pretty familiar with a substantial nonprofit that I think is making a big mistake. I see this happening from time to time in both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. And the results of their doing...
by Tom Okarma | Sep 19, 2012 | Blog, Board Development, Governance, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Successful leaders are always looking for ways to increase their effectiveness and the impact of their organizations. So whether you are running a small or start up organization or if your firm had a tough 2012, now is the time to reboot and set yourself up for...
by Tom Okarma | Jul 11, 2012 | Blog, Board Development, Governance, Leadership, Strategic Planning
What would be the ideal composition of your board? What skill sets should you have represented by board members that you can therefore leverage to your organization’s advantage? What does your board development committee look for in a board candidate? I’m currently...
by Tom Okarma | May 16, 2012 | Blog, Leadership, Strategic Planning
At the Chick-fil-A Leadercast conference last week, Pat Lencioni identified 4 keys to a healthy organizational culture. Like so many other tips, they are easy to understand and accept, but they can be so hard to execute. Pat says the keys to a healthy organizational...
by Tom Okarma | Apr 11, 2012 | Blog, Board Development, Leadership, Strategic Planning
I recently re-tweeted an interesting short article based on management guru Peter Drucker. The more I thought about it, though, the material is worth far more than a simple re-tweet. When I led a for-profit business and came across stimulating written materials, we...
by Tom Okarma | Mar 8, 2012 | Blog, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Working with a nonprofit recently, I asked to see a copy of its organization chart-you know, the chart depicting how things are organized. As soon as I saw it, I became leery. The chart listed the names of people, rather than the departments they lead. This is often a...