by Kari Anderson | Feb 22, 2022 | Coaching Content, Leadership, Organizational Planning, Staff topics, Uncategorized
I have a story for you about nonprofit leadership. When I was a young Executive Director, I got a call one day from my Board Chair asking to meet and I knew instantly it wasn’t going to be good. He was someone I very much respected and the thought of disappointing him... Read more...
by Kari Anderson | Dec 27, 2021 | Coaching Content, Leadership, Organizational Planning, Staff topics, Strategy, Work Life Balance
Those of you who know me have likely heard me quote “Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail” at some point in our conversations. Thank you, Ben Franklin! When we talk about planning, it’s important that we aren’t just thinking about steps that lead to the creation of an actual... Read more...
by Kari Anderson | Nov 24, 2021 | Board Topics, Coaching Content, Evaluations, Leadership, Organizational Planning, Staff topics
“We can’t just sit back and wait for feedback to be offered, particularly when we’re in a leadership role. If we want feedback to take root in the culture, we need to explicitly ask for it.” – Ed Batista I love this quote because I’m all about leaders walking the... Read more...
by Kari Anderson | Sep 28, 2021 | Coaching Content, Evaluations, Leadership, Staff topics, Work Life Balance
An informal poll of clients I serve shows that at least 27% of nonprofit leaders aren’t receiving a review by the board – YIKES! Worse yet, research by Gallup shows that only 14 percent of employees strongly agreed they were inspired to grow and improve by their... Read more...
by Kari Anderson | Jul 2, 2021 | Board Retreat, Board Topics, Coaching Content, Evaluations, Finances, Fundraising, Leadership, legal, Organizational Planning, Policies, Recordkeeping, Staff topics, Succession Planning
You can often catch me saying “Hope is not a strategy” and “structure gives you freedom” What do these KariCatchPhrases actually mean? It means that when you do the hard homework and planning, you’ll be ready to respond quickly and easily. If you have an employee... Read more...
by Kari Anderson | Jan 13, 2021 | Board Topics, Coaching Content, Leadership, Organizational Planning, Staff topics
In a recent newsletter, I provided a short list of what to say no to this year. Here are a few more tips and how and why it’s ok to say no: Be direct, such as “no, I can’t” or “no, I don’t want to.” Offer a solution or suggest a person or tool that could help... Read more...
