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Volunteer and Non-Profit Burnout - The Burnt Stick

Why volunteers and employees burnout and how that affects the organization. What a volunteer coordinator can do to help alleviate burnout. Helping the individual stay focused, reducing stress and frustration, by keeping the organization focused. (Originally published under ‘The Burnt Stick’)

Tags: behavioral assessments, burnout, burnt stick, DISC, Motivation, non-profit, One Page Business Plan, Planning, Volunteers

How Do You Measure Morale?

Several years ago I was talking with Jim Horan, author and owner of the One Page Business Plan Co.  The subject of measuring objectives in business came up.  How could it not come up?  We’re talking about the the guru of business plans here.  Jim and I were ‘interviewing each other’.  Okay, well, Jim was interviewing me [...]

Tags: morale, objectives, Planning, productivity

This Got Me ‘The Look’ When I Said It!

I was driving and my wife was reading.  I noticed she had these sort of goofy sunglasses that look like a windshield for a bug and she had them on over her reading glasses.  It was an overcast day.
I asked ‘A little light sensitive today?’
She asked ‘How long have we been married?’  Which inevitably means I am about [...]

Return On Investment - Writing a Business Plan

I don’t get hit with this question as often as you would think:  What is my ROI on writing a business plan and paying a consultant to help our managers do this?
The short answer is:  It has cost you to have your management team casting around trying to figure out what direction they are supposed [...]

Chaos or Clarity? Who Really Controls Your Organization?

Especially when you are not there?
Organizations shift through three phases:  Decline, stagnancy, or growth.  The speed at which an organization moves is dynamic.  Which phase is your organization in?  How fast is it growing or declining?  Who or what influences your organization to move?  What causes your organization to change direction and speed?  Are the [...]