Career transitions bring career challenges as well as career opportunities. Here are some. “I’ve started a new job in a company that’s so different from the one I came from. I feel it might be a mistake.” “I’ve been promoted from supervisor to project manager, and I’m struggling to know what to focus on.” “I’ve …

The Ongoing Debate Between Subject Matter Experts and Communicators To most who have read other blogs by me, you will think you know my answer to this question. You might be surprised. In my usual style, I will try to delineate why I believe as I do and why others disagree. As always I take …

Succession planning is one of the most important topics in nonprofit capacity building. That wasn’t the case even 10 years ago. Today, there’s more people moving from job to job, and a large number of baby boomers retiring. Effectively filling those open positions is critical to the success of the organization. Unfortunately, succession planning is …

Why a Policy for Making Decisions? How often have you heard Board members assert that they’d made a decision, when they really hadn’t — all they had done was talk about a topic for a long while? Or, how often have some Board members or the Executive Director asserted that a decision had been made, …

Purpose of this Board Blog This blog helps you improve your Board of Directors by providing articles, opinions, commentary and many related resources. The blog is for a general audience, including beginners and those advanced in Boards. The benefits of an effective Board of Directors are many, including that it ensures: Strategic decisions for the …