Fifteen years ago, my husband and I had a dream of making our little commercial sector stronger by bringing together isolated businesses in our field into a new national association. Since then, we have put thousands of hours into this...
In the September 15th article, The trouble with bosses, six types of bosses and their behaviours were examined. We discovered that boss-related issues were accountable for 70-80% of the reasons people leave companies. While organizations need to take responsibility for...
With the speed of change in the non-profit environment the movement of senior people between organizations is increasing and as such an organization can find itself with an interim executive director. In the past this meant having the interim executive...
Do you remember a book written in the 1970s titled Boss is a four-letter word? Today we do not formally call anyone "boss" as the term conveys a negative image or stereotype. While organizations have substituted new terms such as...
As human beings, we all have a certain amount of neophobia - the fear of something new. Changes can be frightening, confusing, as well as rewarding and valuable. Change can bring out the best and worst in people, depending on...
Team-building exercises are simply tools used to create solidarity in a group - to allow group members to know each other better, and to have a fun experience as a team. These exercises can be used in a variety of...
What is a mission statement? According to Bain & Company, mission statements are one of the most frequently used management tools. Organizations spend thousands of hours and dollars developing mission statements and then more resources again on public relations to...
Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal. Telus and BC Tel. Loblaws and Provigo. Corporate mergers are daily news. The trends of the New Economy, such as globalization, technological developments, increased competition and diminishing revenues, have incited merger mania in the...
"We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice - that is; until we have stopped saying "It got lost", and say, "I lost it." - Sydney...
Why does the nonprofit sector exist? Why is it necessary, if it is? Why does it perform certain roles? Why should we support it as an element of a civilized society? These fundamental questions have been nagging scholars who attempt...
