7 Key Factors to Keeping Your Credibility Bank Full

February 10, 2015 Jay Desko, Ph.D.

Bankruptcy. It’s a sad trend in today's’ culture, and it is growing at an alarming rate. We usually equate it with financial failure, but there are other types of bankruptcy. Financial fortune can be reversed, but once our credibility has been lost, it becomes difficult, if not impossible, to regain.

The 4 Trends Affecting Your Board of Directors

January 27, 2015 Jay Desko, Ph.D.

4 trends affecting board members - The Center Consulting

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.

3 Ways to Not Get Burnt by Expectations

January 13, 2015 Jay Desko, Ph.D.

All people have expectations of themselves and others. The expectations that are held may not be understood, agreed upon, or even fair.

These expectations fall into one or more of the following six categories: communication, character, concern, competence, connectedness, and consistency. Trust is built when we prove reliable by meeting the expectations others have of us in these six areas, but we can't gain someone's trust if we don't know what they expect. It's a viscous cycle.

Winter

March 19, 2014 Jay Desko, Ph.D.

It's dark when I get up and when I get home. Bitter cold, ice, and snow make regular appearances. The fire pit, grill and fountain are dormant along with plants that were once green and flowering. It's winter. I have stopped questioning people who go south for the winter. I now get it! In his book Spiritual Rhythm, Author Mark Buchanan talks about the role of each season in our spiritual lives.