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title: Tim McCarthy & BGF | Blog | Professional Growth and Development (2)
description: Professional Growth and Development | This site is solely intended to share my learning in business and engaged philanthropy with like-minded people. Ideally, I will continue to build up my audience through readership and speaking gigs but since I've been writing and speaking for 30 years now, my real intention is just to share my journey. (2)
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# Tim McCarthy and the Business of Good

## [Newsletter: Decide Democratically, Implement Dictatorially](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-decide-democratically-implement-dictatorially)

** Feb 1, 2011 7:48:00 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), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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Planning and implementing are different disciplines; good employers are not good listeners 24/7; a business year consists of three months of strategic planning and nine months of disciplined execution. [more]

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## [Newsletter: Our Own Personal Brand](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-our-own-personal-brand)

** Jan 15, 2011 7:45:00 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), [Social Impact & Responsibility](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/social-impact-responsibility), [Business & Entrepreneurship](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/business-entrepreneurship), [Communication & Relationships](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/communication-relationships)

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Both you and your organization have a brand, whether intentional or not and developing that brand successfully is a good part of our time on earth.   [more]

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## [Newsletter: God’s Not Done Yet](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-gods-not-done-yet)

** Jan 1, 2011 7:43:00 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)

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Great coaching creates great organizations.  Be careful not to judge your players too soon. [more]

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## [Newsletter: Who Should Change First?](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-who-should-change-first)

** Dec 15, 2010 7:40:00 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), [Communication & Relationships](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/communication-relationships)

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Great organizations and great lives are built by great people – people who are willing to grown and change.  Those who treat their employees how they wish to be treated succeed more than those who don’t. [more]

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## [Newsletter: Think](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-think)

** Dec 1, 2010 7:38:00 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), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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Great thoughts are the beginning of every great organization and then must be followed by feelings and actions.   [more]

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## [Newsletter: Living With Chaos](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-living-with-chaos)

** Nov 15, 2010 7:29:00 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), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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Non-profit organizations and the people they serve are, by definition, chaotic and so one must settle on good coping strategies and diverse partners to deal with chaos effectively. [more]

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## [Newsletter: Lending with a Long Umbilical Cord](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-lending-with-a-long-umbilical-cord)

** Nov 1, 2010 8:26:00 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)

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In lending, particularly to the un-bankable, disciplined due diligence is a critical success factor.  Once loans are made, coaching and connecting regularly with the borrower assures their success and reduces your risk.  [more]

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## [Newsletter: The Love We Make](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-the-love-we-make)

** Oct 20, 2010 8:23:00 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)

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Among all our weakness and humanity, love is the one thing we can all bring equally to our world. [more]

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## [Newsletter: Balancing the Three-legged Stool](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-balancing-the-three-legged-stool)

** Jul 15, 2010 7:32:00 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), [Organizational & Operational Excellence](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/organizational-operational-excellence)

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All great businesses and organizations are built on three legs which must be equally balanced 1. decision rights, 2. incentives and 3. measurements. [more]

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## [Newsletter: The Truth, Well Told](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-the-truth-well-told)

** Jul 1, 2010 7:30:00 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), [Communication & Relationships](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/communication-relationships)

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Often our organizations have a good story, we just don’t tell it well.  By building a process for getting our target audience to hear the best about us, we can gain donors/customers.   [more]

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