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Leaders Should Be (More) Human Too: In Praise of Touchy-Feely

Terry Starbucker

When I look back at 998 posts and pinpoint the day I completely embraced the concept of More Human leadership, and took my first shot at defining it, it was the day I wrote this post in February 2010. My first executive leadership opportunity came very early for me – at age 27. Did we hit that budget? Not good enough.

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Goldilocks, The Three Bears, And Effective Goal Setting

Terry Starbucker

Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Goldilocks…… I’ve done a lot of budgeting, planning, and goal setting over the course of my career. I started as a CPA back in 1982, and was always pretty handy around a spreadsheet (even when they were just 12-column green pads).

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How I Made the Transition from the Corporate World To Ministry World

Ron Edmondson

I got it last week from a man who is a practicing CPA and a successful entrepreneur, but feels something is missing in his life. They paid me half our estimated budget and we raised the rest. It’s probably the question I get asked most often. Actually God mysteriously raised the rest from people we never asked for money.).

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Leaders Can Be Human Too: In Praise of Touchy-Feely

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Leaders Can Be Human Too: In Praise of Touchy-Feely by Starbucker on February 14, 2010 My first executive leadership opportunity came very early for me – at age 27. Did we hit that budget? Not good enough.

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Debbie Laskey's Expert Insights On Marketing and Leadership

Eric Jacobson

Debbie Laskey is one of my go-to experts when I seek advice about a number of business topics, including marketing, social media, and nonprofit marketing and leadership. Question : For a nonprofit that has a limited marketing budget and that is thinly staffed, what are the couple or few things you recommend they do for their marketing plan?

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Can You Afford to Change Your Career?

Harvard Business Review

For starters, review your budget to see where your current income is going. If you don’t already have a budget, take a look at the past six months of your credit card bills, checkbook, and debit card logs to see where you’ve been spending. Leadership and Managing People Book. How does your spouse feel about it?

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