Don’t Worry, Be Happy? Bah!

In 1988, Bobby McFerrin released a song that drove me absolutely nuts. “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Just ask my husband.… more

8 July 2012 by susandetwiler Management Nonprofit Uncategorized

Better be nasty first

Better be nasty first, before someone else is nasty to you. Ever notice how that seems to be the attitude… more

23 April 2012 by susandetwiler Uncategorized

Machiavelli was Right

Niccolo Machiavelli was right, when he said. There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct,… more

20 March 2012 by susandetwiler Governance Management Nonprofit Uncategorized

When Good Intentions Get Derailed

When good intentions get derailed. I’m on the board of a nonprofit contemplating a new initiative, and it’s been taking… more

6 March 2012 by susandetwiler Governance Management Nonprofit Uncategorized

If it ain’t broke, fix it anyway

If it ain’t broke, find a better way. Usually, I hear if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.  At nonprofits,… more

21 February 2012 by susandetwiler Governance Management Mission Nonprofit Standards Uncategorized