At an airport, on the way to a conference, I ran into a friend and her companion. My friend offered me a ride in her rental car. We three black women boarded the shuttle bus, put away our luggage and … Read More
Musings
Why Leadership Teams are Different
Leadership teams often face issues that are unique to their role at the top of an organization. Managing multiple purposes: Leadership team members have responsibility for the organization as a whole while also being accountable for specific program and operational … Read More
Tags: Leadership
Book Review: Why David Sometimes Wins
Thanks to Marshall Ganz for writing Why David Sometimes Wins: Leadership, Organization, and Strategy in the California Farm Worker Movement (2009, Oxford University Press). He documents the emergence and success of the Farm Worker Movement in the 20th century. This … Read More
What is Enough?
As I read accounts of overleveraged banks, executive “bonuses”, people losing homes they couldn’t afford, the rising unemployment rate, some people working two jobs to make ends meet (barely) while others count their houses, I hope that the benefit of … Read More
Tags: Self-development, Social justice
The Power of Curiosity
When you find yourself disagreeing with or offended by someone, you know, you want to thoroughly convince them of the wrongness of their position—and the rightness of yours—try something else—curiosity. Allow yourself to wonder, really wonder, how in the world they … Read More
Tags: Coaching, Leadership, Self-development
Building Board Leadership in Community Organizations
It’s time to approve the plan and budget of a community based organization and the staff is frustrated that the board is micromanaging and not focused on strategy. The board is frustrated that the staff is trying to get approval … Read More
Tags: Leadership, Organizational change