I work with many boards that talk a lot about recruiting new, younger, and more diverse members. But they can’t attract nor retain their candidates of choice. Recruiting for diversity demands slowing down, so you have time to cast a wide net, beyond your usual circle o...

Launching this new website has been a truly creative process. I started with a kernel of inspiration many months ago – it was time for an update! And no surprise, bringing this idea to fruition necessitated collaboration, feedback, and much adaptation along the way. 

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How did the 2016 presidential election impact your board? How might the change in Administration affect relationships on your board, and thus board effectiveness? It’s tempting to avoid the entire topic, but imagine this:

•  While board members did not say anything ex...

Simply put, I am drawn to non-profit board development, which has become the main focus of my consulting practice. Why?

• First and foremost, with an array of missions to advance our society, non-profit organizations deserve high quality stewardship. These organizatio...

Make yourself indispensible. This is Seth Godin’s main message in Linchpin.[i] The best strategy to succeed in our current economy is to be proactively creative, he asserts. He does acknowledge the individual resistance that prevents many people from moving beyond a jo...