Most of us procrastinate at least occasionally and some of us do it consistently and problematically. So procrastination may be human but it’s not very rewarding in the long run for our leadership, business or career success. So why do we procrastinate? According to The Procrastination Equation: How To Stop Putting Things Off and Start …

A Guest Posting by Ken Ristine (The first of two perspectives on this subject, by two guest writers. The second piece will post this Thursday.) Ever since desktop computers became common, nonprofits have found it a challenge to evaluate and adopt new technology. During the early years my major questions of organizations requesting grants for …

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Innovative Fundraising for Nonprofits: Who’s Behind the Ideas? An e-mail was sent to me recently… “I have read that when setting a donation goal for each major donor prospect you should project 10x their largest single gift. Is this a good rule of thumb?” This is yet another of the several similar hard-to-believe instances over …

Getting feedback on a facilitation process is an important part of ongoing learning, development and application for facilitators. However, people are often reluctant to give critical feedback. And, sometimes, when feedback is given, it isn't clear whether the feedback is the view of one individual or the entire team. The rated feedback process is a vehicle to help ensure you get quality comments and that you understand the amount of support for those comments.

A major difference between leading and facilitating is that a leader often tells; a facilitator always asks. In my book, The Secrets of Facilitation, 2nd. ed., I describe how I learned what I call the fundamental secret of facilitation.

If no harm is being done, why create PR risk through legal threats? Ferrero, the company that makes hazelnut-based sweet spread Nutella, nearly blew a free PR opportunity when its lawyers went after the six-year-old unofficial “World Nutella Day” celebration. The event’s founder, Sara Rosso, informed World Nutella Day’s 40,000+ Facebook fans that she had …

Know thy audience, young crisis managers Social media crisis management can be confusing to navigate, especially if you’re not sure which stakeholder groups you’re dealing with. Although each comment obviously comes from an individual, there are discernible groups that you see emerge again and again to join in online debates and dramatics. In a post …

It doesn’t happen very often when world-renowned spiritual teachers gather in one series. But Louis Hay can pull it off! You don’t have to travel anywhere to hear World-Renowned Spiritual Teachers share their stories and insights Because my latest book, “Staying Grounded in Shifting Sand” was published by a subsidiary of Hay House, I was …

Did you know that nearly half of all new leaders fail in the first 18 months? That’s according to the Center for Creative Leadership. Many of them were surprised to discover that what got them there — from working nonstop to sweating the small stuff — isn’t enough to keep them there. The Problem: Nine …