Lead Change Blog

MARCH 29, 2017

Trust me; our leadership was in name only. Sadly, we lacked development and had not been mentored enough to be managers. We are bringing in new talent with experience in developing programs, marketing, and engagement. How do we prepare volunteers to jump into a leadership role? What are our criteria?

Internal Benchmarking 150

Internal Benchmarking Mentor Guidelines Open-book 150

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Corporate Responsibility is more than just a statement that a committee whips together. Corporate Responsibility relates to every stage in the evolution of a business, leadership development, mentoring and creative ways of doing business. It is more than a slogan or rehash of a Mission Statement. Change is 90% beneficial.

Ethics 51

Ethics Mission Statement Strategic Planning Benchmarking 51

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Yet many organizations haven’t developed beyond the hunch phase in terms of knowing how strong their top leaders really are. The result blends qualitative research and benchmarked data on other C-suite executives to give us a solid indication of an individual’s potential and development needs.

360-Degree Feedback 8

360-Degree Feedback CEO Leadership Pipeline Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

When risks do present themselves, they develop plans to minimize the risk and identify where it is needed most. To develop better risk management behaviors, CEOs need to: List a minimum of eight ideas for new initiatives. Identify, document and plan for risks as part of developing strategic alternatives.

Innovation 8

Innovation Skills CEO Learning-by-Doing 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Business development. Can the benchmarking information be accessed regularly? How diverse is the planning committee? Readily measurable values: Time and cost of product development-service delivery cycles. Running the business. Body of Knowledge. The Big Picture. Does your strategic plan adequately describe what you do?

Strategic Planning 68

Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 68

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in Running the business Financial People Business development Body of Knowledge The Big Picture No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. They cannot be all things to all people. Social Networkers.

Committee 52

Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 52

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

Business development. I further made recommendations that future charitable requests would go through committee and that the client’s partners and key executives were better suited by serving on community boards, thus polishing their own luster. Several committees competed with each other for the spotlight. Accounting.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57