Culture

Managers Must Address Their Shortcomings

It is human nature to emphasize what we do well and ignore or put off working on what does not come as naturally. A good manager must fight that instinct, understand what key leadership or management

Excellent Managers are not Born

Some people think that nonprofit leaders are anomalies, special people born with the skills and talents that evade the grasp of the rest of us. But excellent managers are not born. They develop by lea

Work For the Best Managers You Can

Throughout my career I was fortunate to be guided by strong leaders and managers, when I worked on the family farm and in the cannery, while in the army, and throughout my business career. I’ve also w

Develop a Listening Culture

Careful listening has always been at the core of my approach to managing people, whatever the size or scale of the organization. At Applied Materials, our “listening culture” began to develop organica

Inspired by Nonprofit Leaders

In creating our Applied Wisdom for the Nonprofit Sector online course, three local nonprofit leaders shared some of their unique management experiences. I was particularly inspired by things that each

Start With Your Conclusions

When you’re trying to communicate something important to a group, begin at the end, by stating your conclusions and recommendations. Then get into the whys and the supporting data. People will focus b