Show me the money
Love it or loathe it, you’ve got to know where the money’s going to come from, and where it all goes. Get it right from… Read More »Show me the money
practice
The Big Push vs Regular Time
Two approaches to getting work done: The Big Push The Big Push works well for defined tasks with clear deadlines. Block out some time, gather… Read More »The Big Push vs Regular Time
Starting line
Where’s the starting line? Sometimes we’re a few steps further down the track than the people we want to take with us: we’ve given it… Read More »Starting line
Team performance (2): Team Growth
Richard Hackman‘s second lens on teams and team performance is about the team getting better at what it does over time. If you’re leading a… Read More »Team performance (2): Team Growth
Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 9
This is the ninth post in a series applying Seth Godin’s rules of bootstrapping (see also here) to building a non-profit organisation. Rule 9: Become ever more professional Professionals do… Read More »Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 9
Making your own waves
With a backlog, you’re paddling hard for a wave that’s leaving you behind – you might just catch the wave, but it’s rarely what you were… Read More »Making your own waves
Build, measure, learn
This post is a leap from Rule 2 of bootstrapping the non-profit: Do it Now. This is such a key idea, and so interesting and… Read More »Build, measure, learn
Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 2: Do it Now
This is the second in a series applying Seth Godin’s rules of bootstrapping (see also here) to building a non-profit organisation. Rule 2: Do it Now Do it now. Not… Read More »Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 2: Do it Now
The meat is on the street
John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard movement of churches, wasn’t renowned as a systematic religious teacher. Apparently people would ask him “John, when are you… Read More »The meat is on the street
A crappy bridge
I didn’t manage to photograph the bridge, but I’ll post one of a similar bridge next time I see one. It was a pretty sorry… Read More »A crappy bridge