Last Friday morning a member of the USGL Electoral College resigned his position very vocally via posting to a few USGL e-lists. The initial responses were varied; some were bothered by what the brother said, some were bothered by the means which the brother employed to lodge his dissent; some posted in support of the brother’s position; and some ( Read more... )

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion." --Theodore Hesburgh, President of the University of Notre Dame

There's nothing more demoralizing than a leader who can't clearly articulate why we're doing what we're doing. --James Kouzes and Barry ( Read more... )

When reading the Field Guide to Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Facilitation, one begins to see that having a vision of where the organization is going or should be is important to creating strategic goals. The field guide talks about putting this vision down on paper as a Vision Statement. On page 80 it states ( Read more... )