This is the third post looking at how we can take the resource allocation checklist of The Outsiders by William Thorndike and translate it to the nonprofit world. Below are the next three on the list. Click here and here to see the other posts. 5. Focus on after-tax returns. Obviously nonprofits do not have
This is the second post looking at how we can take the resource allocation checklist of The Outsiders by William Thorndike and translate it to the nonprofit world. Below are the next two on the list. Click here to see the first post. 3. Calculate what the return would be on all other
As I wrote last week, one of the things I appreciated about The Outsiders by William Thorndike was the checklist of ten things every CEO should follow when deciding where to allocate resources. But several people who read my blog — many in some kind of ministry work — said the corporate language
Last week we attended the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., and had breakfast with the President. Well, along with 4000 other people attending! The keynote speakers were Mark Burnett and Roma Downey. Paul Ryan and Nancy Pelosi were seated next to each other on the stage, which was a nice symbol
If you are in leadership then you probably spend time thinking about resource allocation. To simplify that phrase, you probably have had to decide where to focus your energy, talent, and capital. This is true whether you run a Fortune 500 company or coach a little league team. It’s one
Tomorrow morning we fly to Washington DC just as the craziest Presidential race in my life starts shifting into high gear. As I publish this post it’s not clear who won in Iowa, and it probably doesn’t matter that much, but you can bet it’s all I’m going to hear
The dream of a book was formed, ideas were developed, pages were written, a publisher was found, the manuscript was submitted … and now we have a book title! Sounds silly, doesn’t it? Seems like a book title should be finalized a lot earlier than this. But writing the book
Watching the rain fall outside reminds me that four years ago this month, just as the drought was starting, D’Aun and I purchased a new home. The property includes a chardonnay vineyard, and learning how to property manage the vines was a steep learning curve. We’re still learning about farming grapes, which has