Category Archive for : ‘Questions’

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about nonprofit leadership. I am on two nonprofit boards and also consult with nonprofits on areas of planning, board development and fundraising…attempting to help them create new and powerful story endings.

My premise for boards is that “the quality of the questions asked will be THE determining factor in how successful the organization will be.”

Here are a few questions that I believe every board should ask themselves…and if they did, their organization would be a much healthier and high impact place.

What is the board doing

I just got off the phone with someone who has a lot more experience in a particular area of leadership that me. It was a humbling and important conversation for me. He pointed out a couple of my blind spots. Fortunately, I was in a healthy frame of mind, and receptive to his suggestions. Upon reflection, here are a few of my observations.

How open am I to feedback? It’s critical that my attitude is wide open to suggestions, criticism, and new ideas. If I’m projecting some sort of judgement about