by Shaun Lee | Jun 21, 2021 | Agile, Leadership, Mission, Nonprofit, Operational Excellence, Strategic Plan, Strategy
By Shaun Lee All too often visionary leaders want to jump right to developing a strategic plan before their organization’s identity is clear. Every good leader must be able to develop a compelling vision, but there is an important...
by Shaun Lee | May 5, 2021 | Agile, Leadership, Mission, Nonprofit, Operational Excellence, Strategic Plan, Strategy
By Shaun Lee Dust Bunnies (real or electronic) When working with new clients, we ask them to share any previous strategic plans with us. Most of the time they send us a PDF that is 60-120 pages long. My instant reaction...
by Shaun Lee | Feb 23, 2021 | Agile, Leadership, Operational Excellence, Strategic Plan, Strategy
Strategy Fatigue Last year we started a new engagement with a client helping them to develop a 5-year strategic plan. In our second meeting with the board committee who was charged with steering the project to completion, one of the board members...
by Shaun Lee | Jan 1, 2021 | Leadership
My intention in creating personal OKRs for 2021 is to learn from the areas where I felt less peace in 2020 and commit to changes that will positively impact my overall feeling of peace and fulfillment throughout the 2021. As I created these, I noticed three themes...
by Gretchen Pettet | Jul 31, 2020 | EOS, Impact, Leadership, Measuring, Mission, Nonprofit, Strategic Plan, Strategy, Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many nonprofits to rethink success and accomplish more with less. The shift from surviving to thriving will require a culture of focus, collaboration, and results-orientation. In this webinar we will review the philosophy behind the OKR...
by Gretchen Pettet | Jul 29, 2020 | Agile, EOS, Impact, Leadership, Measuring, Mission, Nonprofit, Uncategorized
By Shaun Lee Determining how to quantify the impact of missional work is among the greatest challenges nonprofit organizations face. Measuring results for nonprofits often isn’t as clear cut as it is in for-profit companies. As a nonprofit leader it can feel like you...
