by Shaun Lee | Aug 30, 2021 | Agile, Leadership, Mission, Nonprofit, Operational Excellence, Strategic Plan, Strategy
By Shaun Lee and Joe Olwig Raise your hand if you feel like your leadership meetings aren’t as effective as they could be. We can relate. Years ago, I (Shaun) was on a leadership team who struggled to get to the issues that mattered most. You know, the issues that...
by Shaun Lee | Aug 3, 2021 | Agile, Leadership, Mission, Nonprofit, Operational Excellence, Strategic Plan, Strategy
By Shaun Lee Imagine if a prospective supporter were to drop in and ask people throughout your organization what are the most important metrics that demonstrate you are accomplishing your mission. Would there be alignment in their...
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 Gretchen Pettet | Jul 31, 2020 | 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, 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...
