by Jamie Notter | Aug 12, 2011 | Change, Leadership, Strategy
I already did an overall recap post on the ASAE Annual Meeting over on the Common Thread blog with some big picture reactions to the event. Here I wanted to dig into some of the issues a little more deeply, and there’s one that I have been stewing over for a...
by Jamie Notter | Jun 25, 2011 | Books and Reading, Strategy
Note: when I used to have my own consulting business (cleverly named Notter Consulting), I used to post book reviews periodically to my website (before blogs even!). I’ve decided to migrate them over to this blog for posterity so keep your eyes out every so...
by Jamie Notter | May 24, 2011 | Books and Reading, Strategy
Joe Gerstandt first connected me to the work of Nilofer Merchant, so I started following her on Twitter and reading what she was writing on the Harvard Business Review blog. Then a few weeks ago I finally ordered her book, because it connects to the writing I'm...
by Jamie Notter | Jan 14, 2011 | Books and Reading, Strategy
I can't believe it took me so long to read this book. It is by Henry Mintzberg, who is a well known business professor and author who teaches at McGill University in Montreal. His Ph.D. is from the business school at MIT, just in case you thought he was just some...
by Jamie Notter | Nov 10, 2010 | Leadership, Strategy, Truth
Strategy is a concept that I love, but at the same time it really bugs me. It's a seemingly simple idea (we all have an intuitive sense of what being strategic is), and we have all talked it to death when it comes to organizations and strategic planning, yet for...
by Jamie Notter | Aug 18, 2010 | Strategy
I did some strategy work for an association client last week, and to start off the session, I asked the board members in their introductions to share what volunteering really meant to them. Why did it matter? Why was it personally important?There are a couple of...
