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# Tim McCarthy and the Business of Good

## [Newsletter: Looking Before Leaping](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-looking-before-leaping)

** Jun 1, 2010 7:20:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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Great organizations depend on great research and all ideas can and should be tested before  being rolled out into the market. [more]

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## [Newsletter: Don’t Die Not Knowing](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-dont-die-not-knowing)

** May 15, 2010 7:18:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Personal Well-Being](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/personal-well-being), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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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]

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## [Newsletter: The Rocking Chair of Worry](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-the-rocking-chair-of-worry)

** Apr 15, 2010 6:54:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Professional Growth and Development](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/professional-growth-and-development), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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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]

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## [Newsletter: Will We Learn?](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-will-we-learn)

** Mar 15, 2010 6:46:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Professional Growth and Development](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/professional-growth-and-development), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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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]

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## [Newsletter: The Elephant in the Room](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-the-elephant-in-the-room)

** Mar 1, 2010 5:39:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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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]

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## [Newsletter: From Player to Coach](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-from-player-to-coach)

** Feb 15, 2010 5:34:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Professional Growth and Development](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/professional-growth-and-development), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Learning and Knowledge](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/learning-and-knowledge), [Communication & Relationships](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/communication-relationships)

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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]

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## [Newsletter: The Bad News about Good Ideas](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-the-bad-news-about-good-ideas)

** Feb 1, 2010 5:29:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Communication & Relationships](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/communication-relationships), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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Good ideas in business are just the beginning.  To be successful, one must add flexible planning and tremendous attention to detail.  [more]

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## [Newsletter: Data or Information?](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-data-or-information)

** Dec 15, 2009 5:23:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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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]

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## [Newsletter: The Fundamental Entrepreneur](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-the-fundamental-entrepreneur)

** Oct 15, 2009 5:50:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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Entrepreneurship is not about big ideas or flamboyant personalities – It’s about managing risk successfully.   [more]

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## [Newsletter: Mission or Operations?](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-mission-or-operations)

** Sep 15, 2009 5:40:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Communication & Relationships](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/communication-relationships), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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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]

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