Great organizations depend on great research and all ideas can and should be tested before being rolled out into the market. [more]
Newsletter: Looking Before Leaping
Jun 1, 2010 7:20:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Business & Entrepreneurship, Organizational & Operational Excellence
Newsletter: Don’t Die Not Knowing
May 15, 2010 7:18:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Personal Well-Being, Business & Entrepreneurship, Organizational & Operational Excellence
If there is something you’d really like to do, now is the time to measure it, then if it is anything short of fatal, do it. [more]
Newsletter: The Rocking Chair of Worry
Apr 15, 2010 6:54:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Professional Growth and Development, Business & Entrepreneurship, Organizational & Operational Excellence
When revenue is a problem, often we hide using planning and worrying over taking action. Great non-profit executives translate problems into plans to address those problems then adjust as the plan takes hold. [more]
Newsletter: Will We Learn?
Mar 15, 2010 6:46:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Professional Growth and Development, Business & Entrepreneurship, Organizational & Operational Excellence
Risk and reward is the basis of all successful financial systems so the US government must not intervene in such a way as to put that system out of balance. [more]
Newsletter: The Elephant in the Room
Mar 1, 2010 5:39:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Business & Entrepreneurship, Organizational & Operational Excellence
Until we acknowledge an issue that is getting in our way, in business as well as in life, there is no chance we will overcome that issue. [more]
Newsletter: From Player to Coach
Feb 15, 2010 5:34:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Professional Growth and Development, Business & Entrepreneurship, Learning and Knowledge, Communication & Relationships
Growth in organizations requires growth in their leaders. Good leaders learn to make the hard transition from player to coach – doer to teacher of doers. [more]
Newsletter: The Bad News about Good Ideas
Feb 1, 2010 5:29:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Business & Entrepreneurship, Communication & Relationships, Organizational & Operational Excellence
Good ideas in business are just the beginning. To be successful, one must add flexible planning and tremendous attention to detail. [more]
Newsletter: Data or Information?
Dec 15, 2009 5:23:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Business & Entrepreneurship, Organizational & Operational Excellence
In business, as well as in life, we are awash in data and starved for information. Great business plans focus on developing a few manageable goals versus solving all organizational problems in one plan. [more]
Newsletter: The Fundamental Entrepreneur
Oct 15, 2009 5:50:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Business & Entrepreneurship, Organizational & Operational Excellence
Entrepreneurship is not about big ideas or flamboyant personalities – It’s about managing risk successfully. [more]
Newsletter: Mission or Operations?
Sep 15, 2009 5:40:00 AM / by Tim McCarthy posted in Monthly Newsletter, Business & Entrepreneurship, Communication & Relationships, Organizational & Operational Excellence
Particularly during times of declining revenue, non-profit executives are challenged to identify and build new revenue sources. And, unlike business, they must do so while maintaining their commitment to their service mission. [more]




