Berthoud Consulting

Berthoud Consulting

Leadership

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

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

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

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