What will give you joy in 2017?

What will give you joy in 2017?

What joys will 2017 bring for you? There are many ways to jump into the new year. New Year’s resolutions are one way. Chris Brogan’s Three Words is another that I find really useful (My three words are momentum, refresh, and blossom – read why here)....
My Three Words for 2017

My Three Words for 2017

Note: Like a lot of people, I got this from Chris Brogan. If you somehow have not heard of him or don’t know his stuff, go here. He’s great and has been very helpful over the years. The three words for the year is a fairly simple concept. Give yourself...
Can capitalism save us?

Can capitalism save us?

Is capitalism the answer or the solution? Last week, I wrote about the rise of social enterprises or social good organizations to address the issues facing our world. It got me to thinking about this article from the summer’s Harvard Business Review titled...
What is social entrepreneurship?

What is social entrepreneurship?

What is social entrepreneurship? I delayed this week’s Driving Questions one day because I was attending The Social Entrepreneurship Day at UMass Amherst and wanted to tackle that question this week. I learned so much about this movement yesterday. It can go by...
What Now? How Nonprofits Can Navigate the New World

What Now? How Nonprofits Can Navigate the New World

We have now had a month to adjust to the reality that Donald J. Trump will be the next president of the United States. We have never had a candidate that is as unpredictable and unfathomable as this one, and the prospect of a Trump presidency has nonprofits and social...
What does it mean to lead?

What does it mean to lead?

DRIVING QUESTIONS The questions that are on my mind this week. How do we lead? For some reason, I’ve been thinking a lot about the qualities of good leaders. Ryan Shelley believes, as I do, that top-down leadership is actually on the way out. We really need to...