————————————————————————— Laura Zumdahl, Ph.D., is the Vice President of Nonprofit Services at Donors Forum and a nonprofit leadership advocate. ————————————————————————— I was sitting in a room full of leaders of …
The Power of Positive Thinking (Or ‘Why Negative Thoughts are No Good for Business’)
————————————————————————— Shannon Brown is a Ph.D. student at Benedictine University’s Center for Values-Driven Leadership (CVDL) and has served in leadership positions with Thomson Reuters and Tata Consultancy Services. In addition, she is an adjunct …
Organizational Values Inventory – A look at where leadership is heading
There are numerous stories about how organizational culture (shared values, behaviors, and beliefs) contributes to the success or downfall of an organization. Whether talking about the brilliance of Zappos and Southwest Airlines …
A New Look at Strategic Planning – Has the old tried-and-true SWOt analysis become obsolete?
I have been through a number of strategic planning processes. Most of them include some variation of the traditional SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) and the final product is …
Leaving a Legacy – Many values-driven entrepreneurs find themselves asking, “Should I stay or should I go?” They wonder if their value-driven companies can continue without them.
As I researched leadership among pioneers and company founders such as Anita Roddick of The Body Shop, Seth Goldman of Honest Tea, Jeffrey Hollender of Seventh Generation, Gary Hirshberg of …