Categories: General
November 12, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Respect Your Intellect!
From time to time the Center receives questions about intellectual property rights and the potential exposure facing a nonprofit when it “borrows” narrative or graphic content. We urge our clients and members to not only protect their intellectual property but...
Topics: General
October 16, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Optimism Bias
Are you a Tigger (i.e., an unfailingly cheerful and bouncy tiger)? Or are you an Eeyore (i.e., a pronouncedly pessimistic and gloomy donkey)? Whether or not you fit neatly into one of those categories, you’ve likely met people who do....
Topics: General
September 30, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
So Good
Throughout my life I’ve shied away from buying items of clothing that prominently advertise a corporate brand. As a child I recall my father saying that if he were ever to purchase a shirt featuring a certain reptile emblem, he...
Topics: General
August 12, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Rebellion: How to Change Your Approach to Learning
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin The desire to learn on the job is shared by employees from all generations, backgrounds and tenures. Yet promises made to...
Topics: General
July 30, 2015
Resource Type: Webinars
Stir the Pot: Effectively Requesting Proposals and Evaluating Vendors
Do you have a current vendor who is just a bad egg? Do you have a program area where there are simply too many cooks in the kitchen? If your organization’s current vendors aren’t working out the way you’d like,...
Topics: General
July 19, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Mindful Leadership
During a recent consulting engagement, a member of my team reminded our client that when an organization adopts a large number of ambitious, complex goals, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Instead of feeling “doable,” success may feel out of reach....
Topics: General
June 17, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Make Mission Magic by Tidying Up
During a short trip to Chicago last week I purchased an interesting book for the flight home: “The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up,” by Marie Kondo. I was equally intrigued by–and skeptical of–the book’s promise to change my life. Marie...
Topics: General
June 3, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Embrace Radical Thinking to Wrestle Risk
During a staff meeting this week I was reminded of the difficulty of seeing beyond the barrier of past experience. When a member of our team suggested a radical approach to addressing a challenge on our horizon, I immediately offered...
Topics: General
May 20, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Grip Strong and Prosper
The subject of aging has been haunting me lately. I’m starting to hear a bit of a creak as I climb the stairs in our two-story office, and I’ve been trying not to count the days until one of “those”...
Topics: General
April 29, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Think Again: How Outsmarting Yourself Can Lead to Better Decisions
Risk leaders in the public sector make decisions every day. Did you know that how you reach a decision is based in part on the neural pathways in your brain? And by the time you reach your mid- to late-20s,...
Topics: General