Your Free Time is More Valuable Than Ever

“The developed world has over a trillion hours of free time a year.”–Clay Shirky This short video from Clay Shirky is well worth the four minutes, but I have pulled out my favorite quotes from it for an even shorter … Continue reading →

Transform Your Non-Profit with Just One Thing

Data. Not opinions or anecdotes. Opinions depend on past experiences and personal preferences. Anecdotes often seek to confirm those past experiences and personal preferences whether or not they are true. Relationships and personal opinions can significantly affect decision making in … Continue reading →

“It’s also important to understand that introversion is different from shyness. Shyness is the fear of negative judgment, while introversion is simply the preference for less stimulation. Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree.”–Susan Cain

It’s Never Been About the Technology

“I say to you that the VCR is to the American Film Producer and the American Public as the Boston Strangler is to the woman home alone.”–Motion Picture Association Chief Jack Valenti This picture comes from an infographic on how … Continue reading →

“Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me … they live in their heads. They’re almost like artists. In fact, the very best of them are artists. And artists work best alone …. I’m going to give you some advice that might be hard to take. That advice is: Work alone… Not on a committee. Not on a team.”–Steve Wozniak, Apple Cofounder

via The Rise of the New Groupthink

Develop and Build Leaders in a Non-Profit

Many non-profits have a hierarchical structure but operate by means of a flat or networked system. Developing yourself or other people’s leadership capacity in a non-profit requires more than acquiring skill sets for a current role, but expanding capacity to … Continue reading →

Entrepreneurship Defined

“Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled.”–Howard Stevenson This quote captures the essence of my experience leading entrepreneurial ventures within Campus Crusade. As a Christian dependent on spiritual resources provided by an infinitely powerful God … Continue reading →

4 Ways to Improve Your Meetings

Google CEO Larry Page required four things of every meeting in his company. This happened because: “These rules sound like common sense, but they often disappear as companies get large and people call meetings more for political or ego-boosting reasons … Continue reading →

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