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Get your business growing by NOT Knowing December 15, 2021 Emotional Intelligence One comment

In Employees First, Customers Second Vineet Nayar describes his first “Mirror Mirror” meeting with team members. He had recently accepted the role as CEO of a highly successful IT company that in spite of growing at 30% was falling behind industry leaders. Instead of spouting his vision for the future he said “I don’t know all the answers, in fact I probably don’t even know the right questions. The answers will have to come from you...

What is the optimal board size? December 15, 2021 Emotional Intelligence

If you are a swimmer the 16 toes may be perfect but if are part of a decision-making group too many piggy’s can spoil the process. According to Decide and Deliver: 5 steps to Breakthrough Performance in your Organization [ii] seven is the ideal number for a decision-making group and that each additional member reduces performance by 10%.

Where was this little factoid when I really needed it? For years we pleaded with our board of 18 to downsize but to no avail...

Can the 40th Rubik’s anniversary help you solve your innovative quandary? December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance No comments

On this 40th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube I thought it appropriate to apply this commemorative celebration to our increasing organizational investments in innovation.

The biggest threat to nonprofits is not declining membership, meeting attendance or sponsorship. It is not limitations in volunteers, time or money, but a shortage of “Creative Democracy”.

According to Plato the process of being “ruled by a group” is a democracy...