A growing number of CEOs participate in some form of round-table discussion. Some are half days each month, some whole days, some far less frequent. Some tie to specific industry groups, or perhaps they are an appendage of the Chamber of Commerce or local community college business center. Several of my Design Group International colleagues are privileged to be Executive Chairs for round tables like these. For example,I run one that draws across greater Milwaukee.
Phil Bergey has launched one in Lancaster, PA.
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Topics:
process consulting,
Financial Leadership,
organizational development muse,
Convene,
Mark L. Vincent,
Design Group International,
behavioral economics,
steward leadership,
organizational problem solving,
organizational decision making,
Executive peer-based advising,
long term decision making,
society for process consulting
Recent months have brought abundant conversation on how next-generation executive leaders might be developed within an organization — especially in a healthy company that is straining its capacity. Conventional wisdom says that developing from within best continues a strong company’s momentum, and that hiring externally best redirects a company that has lost its way. In either scenario, the ability to develop and position executive leaders becomes especially important!
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process consulting,
organizational development consulting,
organizational development muse,
Mark L. Vincent,
Design Group International,
executive leadership training,
executive vocation
It is baked into the DNA of Design Group International that our consultants price our work as a fixed price, tying the price to a client’s objectives. The client needs to be focused on building their organization, not on whether costs are exceeding what they budgeted!
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Topics:
process consulting,
organizational development muse,
Mark L. Vincent,
Design Group International,
mark vincent,
Communicating about money,
decluttering the company,
consultant platform,
process vs. sales,
organizational development process,
clear measurement,
business,
nonprofit,
fundraising and campaign consulting
Act first or think first? Which is you? Which is your organization?
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process consulting,
publication
By Ron Mahurin, Senior Consultant
This post originally appeared here.
(Yet Strategy – and Process – Still Matter)
There is some debate as to whether the late Peter Drucker actually ever said: “culture will eat strategy for breakfast, every time.” The phrase does not appear in any of the 35+ books he wrote. In any case, the phrase has become an oft-cited expression in the organizational change literature.
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process consulting
The following is a presentation made this past week at the Christian Leadership Alliance's Conference in Dallas, TX. It was part of a summit on Steward Leadership. Portions of what you will find below include input from summit participants.
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Topics:
process consulting,
fiscal responsibility,
board development,
denominations,
Stewardship Development,
stewardism,
associational systems,
Mark L. Vincent,
Design Group International,
Fiscal Health,
steward leadership,
Executive Development,
Five Stewardship Confusions
Over the years, we've turned, repeatedly, to the subject of Steward Leadership, especially as articulated in Scott Rodin's book on the Steward Leader. I've been privileged to support this work through some writing contributions to other titles:
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Topics:
process consulting,
it begins with design,
Matthew Thomas,
stewardism,
organizational development muse,
Mark L. Vincent,
Design Group International,
steward leadership,
David Van Winkle
