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Determining When to Involve the Board in HR Matters
Nonprofit organizations must be extra vigilant when it comes to managing unexpected and often rapidly changing human resources (HR) issues. Hesitation to react can lead to dire consequences. However, reacting without meaningful contemplation can be equally dangerous. One critical consideration is how to develop guidance for discussions and messaging with Board members on changing HR issues.
Adapting your Senior Executive Transition Plan to a New Reality
If your organization has long-standing and effective top senior management team members (CEO, Executive Director, COO, CFO, etc.) approaching the end of their tenure and you have a thoughtful transition plan in place – good for you. However, even the best plans might need adjustments, considering that recent circumstances have changed materially for most organizations. Consequently, reviewing your senior executive transition plan to take advantage of new opportunities and adapt to new hurdles is a most prudent course of action.
Picking Between Mission and Financial Health and Sustainability: Which Comes First?
In the short-run you must pivot to favor financial health over mission so you can make it to the long-run and deliver more on mission in the future. Ensuring your organization will be around a long time will be the single most important factor to sustaining and then increasing delivery on mission.
Setting Up a COVID-19 Task Force is a Proactive Strategy
Through many conversations with clients and colleagues, and feedback from participants in my webinars and podcasts, I have found that nonprofit organizations are significantly benefiting from setting up a task force to help respond and react to the many issues and disruptions related to the COVID-19 crisis.
Impact of Hyper Change on Financial Health and Continuity
During extraordinary times of hyper change, we are confronted with so many changing elements that making effective management decisions seems overwhelming and finding a starting point feels impossible.