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If You're Part of the Cream, You're Gonna Get Licked

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Lucky for us, our great pals Maddy and Lindy at Social Fish organized a Buzz 2010 breakfast with , who wrote , and who just released her latest book, Open Leadership. Like us, Charlene thinks that leadership isn't just at the top. I won't tell you what I scored NTEN at. Complete the NTEN openness audit. They get licked.

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Forget the Tech, Let’s Talk Mission

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There is often a powerful disconnect between the objectives of technologists and the direction of an organization's leadership team. Perhaps one of the most challenging questions a nonprofit can ask is, "What should our org's commitment to the use and leverage of technology actually be?"

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How To Track Everyone Who's Anyone To You: Is A Single Database Right for Your Org?

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Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Once you’ve defined how complex and related each constituent is, plot your constituent groups on a chart for a look at your overall constituent picture.

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A Closer Look at Nonprofit Technology Benchmarks: Tech Adoption Levels

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leadership makes technology decisions based on efficiencies, with little-to-no input from staff/consultant. leadership makes technology decisions based on standard levels according to industry/sector information and gathers input from technology staff/consultant before making final decision.

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IT Budget Cuts: How to Do it Right

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Here are some of the highlights: If you aren't articulating how IT relates to your mission, expect leadership to cut deep. If IT is not making a noticeable difference in how your org works, then it's failing. But Jason is lucky to work at an org where IT already has a seat at the leadership table. IT is not a cost center.

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What do Innovative Organizations Have in Common?

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This led me to wonder: what's in the DNA of each of these orgs that allows them to embrace change and experiment? Tags: beth kanter change change management Leadership roxy allen seth godin Social Media. Today, I was lucky enough to moderate a talk with Beth Kanter and Seth Godin on the topic of innovation.

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Leading Tech Change When You're Not the Boss

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Leadership and formal authority are not the same thing -- anyone who has experienced a bad boss can attest to that. Leadership isn't about giving orders; it's about giving inspiration. Formal authority is granted through position on an org chart, or through mandate (or sometimes fiat) from the senior management of an organization.

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