by Carlo Cuesta | Jul 11, 2024 | blog, Collaboration, Innovation, Uncategorized
Leaders spend a lot of time making choices and decisions. We often have to make dozens of them every single day. There can be pain in making a decision—sharing it, people reacting to it, worrying if it was a bad choice—and we often feel we can’t turn back and...
by Carlo Cuesta | Jun 27, 2024 | blog, Collaboration, Innovation
In many organizations, try saying the word “meeting” and watch as eyes begin to roll. But there is a certain magic to a great meeting, when everyone comes together to elevate each other’s ideas, culminating in a deeper understanding of our collective goals. Equally...
by danagillespie | May 21, 2024 | Collaboration, Uncategorized
When an executive director shifts to being a chief executive officer, it may sound like just a title change, but there’s more to it than that. With this transition comes a whole set of new capabilities that need to be resourced and developed. And this requires a...
by Carlo Cuesta | May 15, 2024 | Collaboration, Innovation
By Carlo Cuesta What’s your greatest value as a board member? Maybe it’s your ability steer your organization away from pitfalls with thoughtful advice gained from years of experience. Or your financial expertise in mitigating organizational risk. Perhaps it’s your...
by Carlo Cuesta | May 12, 2024 | Collaboration
How can we truly evaluate success? It may appear our organization is doing well, at least according to the numbers. To measure our progress, we tend to focus on numerical metrics like numbers of people served, an increase in new donors, or whether we hit our capital...
by Carlo Cuesta | May 12, 2024 | Collaboration
You have a strong mission, a great team, and solid community support. You’re about to undergo a strategic planning process to determine how to take your organization to the next level. But you’re a bit nervous. Developing a plan is a journey that can profoundly impact...
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