8 Practical Insights

Introduction
Applied Wisdom for Nonprofits is intended to provide succinct leadership tools and techniques for people who work in nonprofit organizations, small or large, new or well-established, regardless of your position or title. My goal is to help you accelerate your development as a leader.
I collected this set of management tips through my varied experiences in farming, military, aerospace, venture capital and high tech. I ran a company, Applied Materials, which when I retired in 2003 employed over 15,000 people in 18 countries. Along the way, members of my Applied Materials team started calling my tips “Morganisms.”
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Habit 1: Be Proactive®
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Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind®
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Habit 3: Put First Things First®
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