If you ever head east out of Portland on Interstate 84, be on the lookout when you reach the hills of eastern Oregon, around mile marker 335 near the Burnt Creek...
Board Assessment Goes to the Movies
Healthy boards ensure healthy organizations. But healthy boards are not always the norm. Clever nicknames describe an array of dysfunctional boards: rubber stamp...
Escape the Tyranny of the Annual Plan – White Paper
Do you dread annual budget meetings? Before the meetings are held, can you sit down and write out a script of the process? You know each character and the speeches...
Signs of Life
There it was. One word. A statement. A stand. A declaration.
Six months ago my dear wife wanted to define our life, tell our story. So she bought a painter’s canvas, went to our...
Strategic Planning Goes to the Movies
Strategic Planning Goes to the Movies
Have you ever noticed how insights, epiphanies and just plain ol’ common sense...