Achieving Workplace Success
Boards are often advised to stay out of operations, and that guidance matters. But governance without visibility creates blind spots. When systems fail quietly, boards tend to notice only the …
Seeing the System Before It Breaks Read MoreNonprofits rarely decide to operate in deficit. It happens gradually, through reasonable choices made in the absence of systems. When organizations fall behind financially, attention often turns to a missed …
How Nonprofit Deficits Take Shape Read MoreGrant-funded organizations often underestimate how quickly staff time becomes a governance issue. When grant-related work cannot be charged to a grant, it does not disappear. It shifts to overhead. Overhead …
When Overhead Becomes the Grant Read MoreOrganizations invest tremendous effort in securing grants, but far less attention is given to what follows. In practice, grant risk rarely originates in the proposal phase; it emerges during implementation …
After the Award: Where Risk Begins Read MoreDecision stalling is often mistaken for caution. In practice, it is usually a governance failure. Decision stalling occurs when an organization continues to operate but cannot move forward on critical …
Decision Stalling Is a Governance Failure Read MoreGovernance does not fail because organizations lack policies. It fails because authority, accountability, and decision rights are misaligned. In many institutions, responsibility is widely distributed while decision authority is tightly …
The Hidden Governance Failure Read More
Organizations often face challenges that do not respond to effort alone. Meetings are active but unproductive. Stakeholders are engaged but misaligned. Decisions are discussed repeatedly without resolution. Progress slows, not …
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