Community Matters: Ten Tips on Pursuing Excellence
LET’S PURSUE EXCELLENCE IN 2024 The quote by Aristotle, "Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution," can be related to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs [...]
Community Matters: The Pursuit of Excellence
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." – Aristotle Excellence encompasses multiple dimensions, making it a multifaceted concept beyond a single interpretation. Excellence can be perceived as [...]
Community Matters: Leadership Summary
Throughout the miniseries, we have explored how a convening leader's leadership style, informed by various leadership theories, the servant leadership philosophy, and emotional intelligence, can be pivotal in driving strategic outcomes within collaborative efforts. However, [...]
Community Matters: Leadership and Emotional Intelligence Part B
The miniseries on leadership concludes by exploring two dimensions of Emotional Intelligence (EI), Communication and Influence and Relationship-Building. In this article, we examine these two pillars and the role of EI in convening leaders as [...]
Community Matters: Leadership and Emotional Intelligence Part A
In the concluding part of this miniseries on leadership, we delve into the concept of emotional intelligence (EI). Initially coined by P. Salovey and J.D. Mayer in 1990, emotional intelligence gained widespread recognition through Daniel [...]
Community Matters: Leadership and Convening Leadership
The convening leadership framework emphasizes convening leaders can bring together diverse stakeholders and lead them toward solving complex societal and global issues. When stakeholders come to a collaborative table, they often have both stated and [...]
Community Matters: Leadership and Servant Leadership
Servant Leadership holds profound significance as a philosophical approach to leadership. At the forefront of this influential concept is Robert Greenleaf (1977), who emphasized the paramount importance of leaders assuming the role of servants, prioritizing [...]
Community Matters: Leadership and Transformational Leadership Theory
Leadership theories explore the dynamics between leaders, followers, and the broader organizational or societal context. By studying leadership theories, we gain insights into different leadership styles, behaviors, traits, and their impact on individuals, teams, and [...]
Community Matters: Leadership and LMX Leadership Theory
In this multi-part series, our journey continues to delve into the foundational principle of convening leadership, which involves gaining a profound understanding of oneself through exploring leadership theories. In Part I, we examined the authentic [...]
Community Matters: Leadership Theories and Authentic Leadership
The essence of convening leadership can be summarized as follows: knowing yourself, striving for excellence, embracing diversity and inclusion through collaborative efforts, serving others through organizational and administrative actions, and developing a toolkit to employ [...]
Community Matters: Reflecting on Leadership Development
I cannot precisely recall when I recognized that organizing Girl Scout or Little League meetings, overseeing events, or managing my household required leadership skills, resulting in leading others toward their desired achievements. My roles and [...]
Community Matters: The Convenor and Stakeholder Tension
In an earlier article, effective convening leaders were seen as those who a) possess self-awareness and comprehend how their fundamental beliefs, values, and attitudes can impact the outcome of collaborations; b) value the development of [...]
Community Matters: The Convenor’s Skill Set Part III
Have you ever attended an event or a meeting where it was clear that the organizer had not adequately prepared for it? This article will explore the practical aspects of how organization leads to successful [...]
Community Matters: The Convenor’s Skill Set Part II Administration
The nonprofit sector is unique due to its limited resources and mission-driven focus and often requires professionals to possess a diverse skill set and wear multiple hats. Professionals in this sector must be versatile, adaptable, [...]
Community Matters: The Convenor’s Skill Set Part I
Collaboration is essential to success in many fields, and convening leaders are critical in facilitating and managing these collaborative efforts. To be effective in this role, convening leaders must possess various skills and qualities to [...]
Community Matters: The Convenor’s Value of Diversity and Inclusion
Characteristically, diversity and inclusion include the demographic information of a population or group of people, such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, education level, occupation, income, marital status, family size, geographic location, language spoken, religion, [...]
Community Matters: The Convenor’s Attitudes, Beliefs, and Values
Convening leadership entails uniting various stakeholders to work together toward solving global and societal issues. Through my research, I have identified five best practices of convening leadership that, when applied by a convenor, can help [...]
Community Matters: Convening Leadership
In today's complex society, communities face numerous wicked problems requiring collaborative action. A wicked problem is a social or cultural problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of its complex and interconnected nature. [...]
Community Matters: The Convenor
In today's complex society, communities face numerous wicked problems requiring collaborative action. Convenors are the master orchestrators bringing together diverse stakeholders, perspectives, ideas, and resources to create something more significant than the sum of its [...]
Stakeholder Diversity in Collaborative Efforts
For as far back as I can recall, nonprofit organizations have deliberated the importance of stakeholder diversity in boardrooms, staff, and outreach programs. This week’s column emphasizes the significance of stakeholder diversity in collaborative efforts. [...]
Community Matters: Nonprofit Stakeholders
According to Mitchell et al. (1997), a stakeholder is any individual or group who can affect or is affected by achieving an organization's objectives. Stakeholders influence the nonprofit organization's ability to fulfill its mission; they [...]
Community Matters: Philanthropy
Philanthropy in the United States traces back to the 17th century. During this period, religious organizations and charities founded by European settlers conducted acts of charity and practiced charitable giving. In the 18th century, a [...]
Barriers to Collaboration
Collaboration is a complex, multifaceted concept that encompasses a range of intricacies and nuances, posing challenges on various fronts and requiring adeptness in managing diverse perspectives and interests, especially when it intersects with mitigating factors [...]
Radical Collaboration
I recently had the opportunity to participate in an online webinar organized by Merits, an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering all aspects of people at work. The webinar centered around the release of Merits' upcoming [...]
Community Matters: Nonprofit Professionals
In the Spring River Area of Arkansas, comprised of the cities of Ash Flat, Cherokee Village, Highland, and Hardy, in the United States, you will find dedicated people serving to make life better for the [...]