Hildy Gottlieb From Parts 1 & 2 of this series, we begin to see how much can be accomplished by authentic, transparent community engagement – the power of gardening in the front yard. The following are some of my observations as we’ve worked to put transparent engagement into practice in the various organizations we have founded over … Read more
Yesterday’s post originally ran 2 years ago. The comments following both the original post and its re-run yesterday talked about a hesitancy to be transparent, the desire to keep organizational issues in the “back yard” where no one would see them. I can understand that. Building the Community-Driven Institute, Dimitri and I often wonder how … Read more
The post that follows isn’t new. But because I will be writing about the concepts in this post this week, I thought I’d start by posting it again, as a sort of “refresher course.” Tomorrow, I’ll post about why I am thinking so much about the concept of Community Engagement. (Hint – it has to … Read more
In Part 1 of this post, we talked about using The Pollyanna Principles as a guide to creating visionary end results for your consulting practice. (If you missed it, that post is here.) The remaining four Pollyanna Principles focus on the means we use to attain those results. If we are to reach for our … Read more
Lately we hear a louder and louder drumbeat to stop using the term Nonprofit. This post will not be about that. After all, if we’re mounting a campaign to move to more positive language, it’s pretty self-defeating to have that campaign itself be negative! The command to “STOP using negative language” is about as self-contradictory … Read more
Hey you – yes you. You are an amazing gift to your community! You have chosen to dedicate a big chunk of every single day to making our world a better place. You don’t just want to make a difference – you are putting your hands and your heart and your soul where your mouth … Read more
The term Best Practice has always made me nuts. In the past week, though, I am convinced the term is following me! First there was this week’s live Twitter Chat, where consultants from around the world grappled with the extent to which inspiring vs. prescribing to clients is most effective. In that context, the words … Read more
The term Best Practice has always made me nuts. In the past week, though, I am convinced the term is following me! First there was this week’s live Twitter Chat, where consultants from around the world grappled with the extent to which inspiring vs. prescribing to clients is most effective. In that context, the words … Read more
You show your clients how to reach for their highest potential. Are you doing the same for your consulting practice?
Two huge Cooper’s Hawks race across the morning sky. In hot pursuit of those birds of prey, darting and buzzing ferociously, relentlessly – is a hummingbird. Yes, a hummingbird. The message is clear: “Get away from my home, my nest, my babies.” The image stuck with me the whole rest of the morning, and through … Read more