By Jolene Knapp, Senior Partner at Ideas for Action, LLC. By celebrating what's right with the world, we find the energy to fix what's wrong. Can we really do that at work? Yes! Whether you [...]
An Ideas for Action blog series on research tools, realities, outcomes, and pitfalls, and navigating your way through it all. Co-Authored by Judith Dozier Hackman and Mela Dutka, Partners at Ideas for Action, LLC. Many [...]
By Deb Nystrom, Senior Partner at Ideas for Action Leaders know that good data is essential to good decisions. But what data? Data is the first of four elements from a simple acronym DPPE. It [...]
Guest Post By Kevin Sprague, Marketing Strategist at Ideas for Action, LLC and Creative Director at Studio Two. I work with many non-profit organizations. Over the last decade I've developed new websites for many of our clients and migrated [...]
By Jolene Knapp, Senior Partner at Ideas for Action, LLC. Foresight is a leadership imperative. Here are some tools that will help you strengthen and grow your ability to stay attuned to and make sense [...]
Considering Executive Coaching? What kind of coaching is right for you? Get the facts – not the hype. By Judith Dozier Hackman , Senior Partner at Ideas for Action, LLC Coaching is an increasingly growing service not [...]
by Alan Davis and Jolene Knapp Did you know that negotiating your first contract extension as a nonprofit CEO is one of the most impactful conversations you will have with your board? It is customary [...]
Why Making A Vision Board is the Smartest Thing You'll Do This Year by Vinay Kumar, Elizabeth Lucas, Deborah Nystrom When successful athletes execute any winning moves, they repeatedly visualize themselves making those moves in [...]
Second in a Series on Leadership Feedback By Vinay Kumar and Jean Frankel Have you ever had an experience similar to this? It’s late in the day and your time has been spent in some [...]
It’s your job to set the association’s future direction. These tips will get you started. by Jean S. Frankel (Originally published in Associations Now) What is strategic planning? It is a process of defining an [...]