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This area is filled with how-to articles, engaging conversations, and tons of examples of Catalytic Thinking in Action including actual planning sessions. Much to explore and learn from!
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
Several months ago I began to wonder if the highest potential in each of us isn’t simply to encourage the highest potential in others. That question has been a powerful force for me, bringing with it all sorts of other questions. What is it that inspires us humans to be our very best – to … 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
According to a recent study by the TCC Group, “leadership” is the most critical factor in determining the sustainability of an organization. So what will it take for your board to become the visionary leaders of your organization? Boards are taught how to handle their legal obligations, but that sure isn’t leadership. They are taught … Read more
My sweet cat is slowly fading. Her kidneys are failing, and she has almost entirely stopped eating. She’s been part of my being for 16 years and now I am watching as she slowly fades away. Last night on Twitter, my friend Christine Egger wondered aloud, “If you hadn’t been taught you had dominion, how … Read more