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Leadership Lessons from the Susan G. Komen Foundation

February 7, 2012

This is a guest post by Dani Robbins, a Metcalf & Associates, Inc. Associate. As we all know by now, the Susan G. Komen Foundation Board of Directors adopted and then quickly revised (in response to fierce opposition) a policy that disallowed financial support to organizations that are under investigation, even politically motivated investigations, after [...]

Vision and Values – The Antidote to Burnout?

February 3, 2012

I have had a number of discussions with clients and colleagues lately that point to the profound risk people are facing of burnout and the cost we experience when this happens.  Many of our strongest leaders are saying they cannot maintain the pace and they are looking for other options that will allow them to [...]

What Is Your Personal Vision for 2012?

December 30, 2011

You may be thinking – who has time for a vision – my vision is to get through the day and get most of my tasks done.  Or, I was reading holiday letters from friends, how did they possibly find time to do all of that?  And yet, here we are at the beginning of [...]

Proactively Addressing Failures of Leadership

November 15, 2011

The following blog post was written by Dani Robbins, one of our associates. Dani Robbins is the founder and Principal of Non Profit Evolution, www.nonprofitevolution.com, a consulting firm providing board governance and operational assistance, including capacity building, to non-profit organizations. I have been thinking about failures of leadership as of late, and not just failures [...]

Innovate Columbus – Innovation Forecast

May 6, 2011

I attended the Innovate-Columbus event recently and the speaker Bob Johansen, from Institute for the Future, struck me as particularly interesting.  He is a ten-year forecaster and author of Get There Early - Sensing the Future to Compete in the Present, and Leaders Make the Future – 10 New Leadership Skills for an Uncertain World.  A [...]

Positive Action Resulting Bin Laden Death?

May 2, 2011

So, all I have heard on the news today is that Osama Bin Laden was killed. I am struck by a question – what can we DO in our own ordinary lives to move forward in a meaningful way? I understand all of the celebrations and respect the desire to celebrate and yet it seems like [...]

Cheryl Krueger – Passion for Excellence

April 5, 2011

Cheryl Krueger, Founder of Cheryl & Co, provides the finest baked cookies and desserts in gift packaging, was a featured speaker as part of the TechColumbus 2011 Leadership Series sponsored by Vorys.  This series was designed in a conversational format to create the greatest interest and value for senior company leaders. Veteran “business builders” share their philosophies and [...]

Building Resilient Leaders – Part 2

February 7, 2011

Fulfill Life Purpose While Living Your Values Having a strong sense of life purposeand aligning your activities with that purpose creates a strong foundation for wellbeing.  Emotional intelligence accounts for 85-90% of the difference between outstanding leaders and their more average peers. Emotional intelligence is a major factor in accomplishing life purpose.  Key areas of [...]

Michael Glimcher – Culture Differentiates

January 28, 2011

Michael P. Glimcher,Chairman of the Board of Glimcher Realty Trust spoke at the TechColumbus 2011 Leadership Series meeting sponsored by Vorys.  Michael has been a trustee of the Company since June 1997, was appointed President of the Company in December 1999, and appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2005. Glimcher Realty Trust is a retail real [...]

How Healthy is Your Organization?

January 10, 2011

As we start the New Year with organizational goals, annual financial plans and individual goals, a key question is where do we spend our limited time and money to drive the greatest organizational success?  How do you know what is working well?  What is working but causing other organizational problems? We recommend a 5 part [...]

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