Successful organizations are more about hard work and effectively deploying people than they are about great ideas.  Great ideas must be balanced by great work ethic, leadership and a balanced approach to people. [more]

Great organizations are built on fundamentally solid foundations – otherwise known as “great bones”. [more]

According to Stewart Kohl, CEO of Riverside, a virtuous circle is what he seeks in his business and his life. He believes it is accomplished by being open to mistakes and willing to correct them; all with the goal of leading a more successful business and fulfilling life. [more]

Despair ruins more lives and organizations than obstacles do.  Obstacles, however difficult, can be overcome as has been shown by many heroes over time.  Despair cannot be overcome as it is a self-fulfilling prophesy. [more]

A poor teenager from a bad neighborhood overcomes her obstacles and heads for Brown University – leaving a wonderful poem to contemplate as she does. [more]

Getting started on changing the world can be as simple as joining a group like Social Venture Partners  [more]

Jan taught me that we are all equally human, and therefore all equally flawed.  Norm showed it's not enough to give, we should give gladly. These thoughts make our work more fun and also more likely to have impact. [more]

The days of traditional fund raising from traditional methods such as direct mail and golf tournaments are declining and will be replaced by more stable revenue generators such as social business models. [more]

Seeing poverty first-hand changes one’s point of view. [more]

I've come to believe that while there are very complex challenges in my life, complex solutions don't work. And if you've ever golfed, you know it's a complex game. The great ideas (and lives) I've studied apply simple, if difficult to execute, principles to complex issues. [more]