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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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We all understand that technology has changed business. The organization may still be boxed into a structure that’s been the same for 20 years or more. How do you know that your organizational structure might need retooling? These are telltale signs: Your strategy has changed. Every change doesn’t need to happen at once.

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Stay the Course Through Changing Weather—Strategic Advice From Association CEOs 

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We thought we could help our colleagues prepare for that disruption by gathering advice from people who greet change as an unexpected advantage. And, the Transformational Strategies offer guidance to create the change needed for growth. Is your relationship with the board effective? Evolve as your industry changes.

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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board

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Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds. But the reality is that these people won’t necessarily be effective in a governance role. Reality 3: The board is not a reward.

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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Integrate Strategy Effective strategy begins with an integrated plan. What has changed over time? What is changing in our industry? Content is easier to produce and more effective when all communicators understand the desired outcomes.” Adjust to changing circumstances. What is the future that we want?

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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The rise of diversity, equity, and inclusion as a priority, coupled with the imperative to utilize talent more effectively, signals the need for a more deliberate approach to mentoring. In fact, promoting mentoring throughout all your organizational activities is probably a more effective strategy than developing a stand-alone program.

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Navigate Change Management: Set Your Nonprofit Up For Success

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Change is inevitable, growth is an option.” – John C. It’s no secret that as a global society we’ve had a few changes thrown at us in the last few years. Even aside from a global pandemic, an ever changing landscape of technology and politics have caused all of us to have to navigate change. All About Change.

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Grow Or Stagnate?: Nurturing A Growth Mindset

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Fixed mindset leads to focus on limitations, reluctance to face challenges, resistance to change, and an aversion to anything new and risky. In the context of this column, growth is not about structured acquisition of new knowledge or skills but focused on learning to apply knowledge in unexpected ways and stretching boundaries of comfort.

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