Implementation

Teaching with Applied Wisdom

A member of my team noticed that we had received multiple orders for Applied Wisdom for the Nonprofit Sector from a university address and took the initiative to learn more and to see if we could assi

5 Ways to Be a Better Leader in 2025

After decades of leading organizations both large and small, I’ve found that some of my most powerful management insights aren’t the ones that are most often quoted. As you think about strengthening y

The “Let’s Do” Attitude

When your focus is mainly on solving problems, it shapes your attitude toward new ideas and how to put them to work. You want to go beyond pondering problems to imagining solutions. It’s not just a “c

Artificial Intelligence and the Nonprofit Community

In Applied Wisdom for Nonprofits I describe an important leadership practice that I call “Court Sense” — watching for and responding to changes in the driving forces that might impact you and your org

Young Leaders Describe Their Leadership Tips

I hope that you had a fine Thanksgiving break. I work with our team at Applied Wisdom in supporting and equipping nonprofit leaders and managers. We encourage them to reflect on their own leadership w

Shrink the Problem

Nonprofits are founded to tackle tough issues and to solve challenging problems. But sometimes a problem is too large to be tackled head on, and a nonprofit can freeze up, uncertain of how they can be