by Jamie Notter | Aug 20, 2013 | Leadership, Managing People
I just finished reading the new white paper that Elizabeth Engel and Peggy Hoffman have put out about “mission-driven volunteers,” and it’s fabulous. The paper makes a compelling case why the current model for volunteering in most associations is...
by Jamie Notter | Jul 30, 2013 | Culture, Humanize, Leadership, Managing People
Thanks to everyone who read last week’s Open Letter to HR post. And particularly thanks to those who said “I’m with you, so what’s next?” In this post, we’re going to get started. And I really should apologize for the deceptive post...
by Jamie Notter | Jul 25, 2013 | Humanize, Leadership
My last post seems to have struck a nerve with a lot of people (yay!). And I do hope I can get some conversation going, either through comments or other blog posts, from folks within HR. I was serious about being inclusive. But interestingly, the first post that...
by Jamie Notter | Jul 23, 2013 | Humanize, Leadership, Managing People
Dear Human Resources Field, I’ve been struggling with how to say this in the most supportive and effective way possible (because I do love you), but after a seemingly endless stream of imperfect drafts that I have deleted, I’ve decided to just blurt it out: I’m done...
by Jamie Notter | Jul 15, 2013 | Leadership, Learning
If you don’t know Eric Lanke, you should. He’s the CEO of the National Fluid Power Association, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and he writes on the best CEO-authored blogs out there. I’ve known him for several years now, and take some pride in...
by Jamie Notter | May 14, 2013 | Leadership, Strategy, Truth
I suppose I don’t need ANOTHER reason to dislike strategic plans, but I was reminded of one the other day. I heard a volunteer of an association dutifully reporting to a chapter on how the national organization was making progress on it’s strategic goals....