Notes #124: Nobody Quits Overnight. They Just Stop Being Missed.
How long would it take someone at your organization to notice if a specific person quietly disappeared? I’d be curious what you find when you actually check.
Notes #123: We Only Fund What Has a Finish Line
What’s the ongoing work in your organization that never gets funded because it doesn’t have a finish line? Tell me about it.
Notes #122: Watch What They Change After It Already Works
What’s something in your world that’s been working for years, untouched, because nobody wanted to be the one who broke it? I’d like to hear about it.
Notes #121: Your Vocabulary May Be Running the Organization
What does the language inside your organization quietly teach people to believe?
Notes #120: You Are Not the Hero
The organization hasn’t disappeared. Its role has simply become more accurate. It connects someone’s desire to make a difference with a place where that difference can actually be made. This applies far beyond fundraising. Great leaders understand that institutions often become stronger when they stop insisting on starring in their own story. Sometimes the most powerful thing an organization can do is move out of the center of the frame.
Notes #119: Stop Fighting Over Who Gets the Credit
If collaboration is what you want, make sure your measurement system doesn’t punish people for collaborating.