Why do Good Employees Leave?
Some of the hardest conversations I have with non-profit CEOs are just after a valued employee has decided to leave. Employees become your most valuable asset after they have been with you for a while. They know your systems, they understand your business and...
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Does hiring feel like a high-stakes gamble?
How hard can it be? Write a job description or just find the old one. Make sure to put “Other duties as required” at the end… just in case. Advertise on Indeed.com or craigslist. Sort through the resumes. Interview. Check references. Pick the person you connect...
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The high cost of a wrong hire
Have you ever hired the wrong person? If you answered ‘yes’, you are not alone. A survey from CareerBuilders shows 74% of employers have hired the wrong person. Besides the HUGE headache it creates for you and your organization, there is real monetary cost to failed...
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5 Ways To Reduce Year-End Stress
I always forget how stressful this time of year is. The hype is deceiving right? Christmas, peace, family, love. We might get some of that too. But if you are running a mission-driven business, year end may mean: Looking for year-end donations – especially this year...
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Want to Increase Revenue?
I never cease to be amazed by the fundamental desire in human beings to grow. Growth looks different for each of us, but somehow we always desire to make things better and this means growth, change from where we are to where we desire to be. With this in mind, I...
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Tap Into the Power of Time
In the last two weeks I have seen my relationship to time vary greatly. Over these two weeks I have ignored, wasted, bemoaned, and celebrated time. I looked at my calendar and saw a week with some wide open spaces , which is unusual for me. I was excited by this and...
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Do you have a Team of Experts?
This is the third in a series of posts exploring the success of Senior Services of Forsyth County and the recently retired Executive Director behind this success, Richard Gottlieb. A Team of Experts Developing a strong internal team is necessary to build a strong,...
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What I learned on my summer vacation in Colorado
Sometimes a break from business is truly the best prescription to transform stress, widen awareness and gain perspective. I could not fully unplug due to unforeseen problems with a project, but I still found it so worth while to get away. Here are some simple...
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The Board of Directors: Your secret fundraising weapon or biggest headache?
Honestly, is your Board of Directors your secret weapon or biggest headache as a CEO or Executive Director of a nonprofit organization? We all know the story of the board that does not perform at the level the Executive Director and the organization need, the...
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How to Grow a Nonprofit from $15K to $17 million in Assets
For thirty-five years, Richard Gottlieb was the Executive Director of Senior Services of Winston-Salem, a non-profit transforming how people age in Forsyth County. He began his tenure when the organization had net assets of $15,000. Today it has $17.5 million in...
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