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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Leadership is Hard
This week I’ve been reading “The Hard Thing About Hard Things,” by Ben Horowitz, the former CEO of Opsware, whose company was acquired by HP for $1.6 Billion in 2007. What practical advice might a Silicon Valley tech executive turned...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Great Communication Mitigates Risk
Last week we welcomed a new staff member to the Center, Arley Turner. At the Center, communication skills top the list of what it takes to get hired and succeed. So for this week’s RISK eNews, we decided to try something...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Leadership Lessons from the First Century, BC
On Christmas Eve I had the opportunity to watch Jon Meacham interview Pulitzer Prize winning author Stacy Schiff on the PBS program Need to Know. The less than ten minute interview peaked my interest and I took a short break from...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Don’t Drink the Water: How to Avoid Risk-Taking Side Effects
Imagine crystal clear waves washing up on white sand beaches, lively steel pan music floating through humid air, and sweet rum punch flowing freely into your glass. Several years ago I enjoyed all three delights during a heavenly vacation in...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Governance Matters
Strengthening the governance practices at your organization requires more than a checklist or handbook touting “do’s” and “don’ts.” Leaders who want to inspire good governance must take the time necessary to look beneath the surface of often complex governance issues...
Topics: Governance
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Remember to Share
From time to time one overhears the parents of boisterous or bickering children pleading with their offspring to “share.” The admonition to “share with your siblings” is advice that many of us heard repeatedly from our wise parents, particularly when...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Don’t Let The Dogs Bite You
Online training is an affordable and increasingly popular approach to training nonprofit volunteers. Providing 24-hours a day education across four U.S. time zones and around the globe is one way to accommodate volunteers who have busy lives and myriad other...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Taxman Cometh
What’s on the agenda for the IRS this year? Lois Lerner, the Director of Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service, addressed a gathering of lawyers and accountants in Washington, D.C. last week to share how the IRS views the impact of...
Topics: Fraud and Financial Oversight, HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Got Instinct?
Earlier this week, a friend who works in the entertainment industry told me that at the point when the curtain goes up on a Broadway show or the band emerges from the wings at a sold-out concert arena, the team...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
So How Are We Doing?
When was the last time that the CEO/executive director of your organization received a performance appraisal? If you answered, “I can’t remember” or “a few years ago” your organization may be in good company, but missing a significant opportunity—and facing...
Topics: General