One of the most important things we have learned about organizational momentum is just how fast it can change. Organizations were once much more resilient to large and rapid fluctuations of momentum than they are today.
Read more2 Tips to Help Your Board Flow Smoothly
Mention “board” to many leaders today, and their first thoughts are often negative, using words like – slow, bureaucratic, boring, sluggish to change, controlling and inflexible. While we have found this not to be true with many of the organizations we have served, it is important to remind board members that there has been a shift in how boards need to look and function.
Read moreCreating a Compelling Vision
Often referred to as a preferred future, a compelling vision is a short descriptive picture of what your organization is aiming for. Some books will tell you that you need to have a mission statement and a vision statement. Don’t believe it. While there can be a difference between the two (mission describes your reason for existence whilevision describes your future) and there is nothing wrong with having both of these statements, there are plenty of successful organizations that work off of one unifying description of why they exist and where they are going.
Read moreThe 4 Trends Affecting Your Board of Directors
There are estimated to be about 1.5 million non-profit organizations in the United States and over 330,000 churches with a combined annual budget of over $800 billion dollars. Each of these has, or should have, a board of directors. If each board only had nine members, that would mean there are almost 16,500,000 board members of non-profit organizations in the United States! That is a lot of people, a lot of responsibility and a lot of time being invested.
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