Have you ever wondered why some organizations fail to succeed, despite hundreds of hours of strategic planning sessions and a multitude of ambitious MBA minds behind the steering wheel? We already know that these organizations need capable leadership. New research also suggests that organizations need leaders with strategic acumen, and that strategic acumen is much [...]
We have a number of different leadership and culture assessment tools we use in our business and personal sculpting processes. These tools provide us with valuable lead and lag information.
We use three assessments tools on leaders to identify their both their strengths and the factors preventing them from realizing their potential.These assessments are often a [...]
Successful companies have company cultures that support their chosen business strategies. Unfortunately, too many companies have cultures that undermine their chosen strategies instead of supporting them. We’ve realized that a company’s culture lays the groundwork for its strategy, and that different types of strategies need different types of company culture to be successful. Sometimes we [...]
The global economy is on the brink of a downturn, possibly a recession. Turbulence and opportunity lie ahead; our currency is under pressure and may continue to devalue. What does this mean for South African nonprofit organizations? How should they respond?
What is a Recession?
An economy is in recession when economic growth rates decrease for two [...]
Nonprofit organizations readily embrace the value of financial accounting. They understand the need to keep careful financial records, have them audited independently and send copies to their investors. Because these financial statements are prepared and audited according to accepted standards, they are in turn accepted as an accurate reflection of an organization’s finances – and [...]
It is time for traditional nonprofit organizations to wake up and rethink their paradigm. Those that don’t are likely to become either obsolete or irrelevant. Those nonprofit organizations that are able to adapt accordingly are likely to remain or become successful.
There are seven main reasons why nonprofit organizations need to put some time aside to [...]