by Tom Okarma | Oct 28, 2015 | Blog, Leadership
No doubt about it, the Millennials are coming — in fact, they are already here… and they’re having a significant impact in both the business and nonprofit worlds. We Baby Boomer leaders can live in denial for a while if we wish, but the smart “play” would be to reach...
by Tom Okarma | Oct 17, 2015 | Blog, Leadership
The 7 Characteristics That Give Women a Distinct Advantage After many years of serving in various leadership positions and with both women and men reporting to me, and even more years observing other leaders, I firmly believe that women, by a fairly wide margin, can...
by Tom Okarma | Oct 4, 2015 | Blog, Leadership, Strategic Planning
One of the most frequent assignments I am asked to take on when asked to work with a nonprofit board or its CEO is to help them get back on track, to help them get things going again. They contact me because they feel bogged down and unable to break through the...
by Tom Okarma | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog, Leadership
Officially live only a few weeks, the Leadership Edge Quiz has already garnered a surprising amount of attention. But what was even more surprising — and we’ve double-checked the numbers — was some of the preliminary findings so far. Our data revealed — over 70% of...
by Tom Okarma | May 11, 2015 | Blog, Leadership
I talk to a lot of nonprofit leaders (Executive Directors and CEO’S) and it is interesting to me that so many are experiencing a variety of problems due in large part to the same issue–avoiding a tough conversation with someone–often, a director or...
