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Keeping Your Board Happy: Sensitizing yourself to how much is too much

Posted on July 11, 2019March 16, 2020 by Todd J. Sukol

By Todd J. Sukol Anyone who works with boards of directors needs to strike a balance between accommodating board members and establishing clear organizational processes and boundaries. Too much bureaucratization leads to alienated or angry board members. Too much accommodating can lead to unhealthy, unproductive or even illegal or unethical arrangements. Exponent Philanthropy, an excellent…

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Organic and Intentional: Jewish Grandparents Network Retreat Models Collaborative Program Development

Posted on June 14, 2019July 13, 2020 by Todd J. Sukol

By Todd J. Sukol I had the privilege of attending the Jewish Grandparents Network planning retreat at the Pearlstone Retreat Center in Maryland this week. The event, co-hosted by JGN and the Mayberg Center for Jewish Education & Leadership at George Washington University, was unusual in one way above all. To their extreme credit, JGN…

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Hidden Growth

Posted on January 13, 2019June 14, 2019 by Todd J. Sukol

By Todd J. Sukol Reposted from www.mayberg.org As the cold of winter sets in and the barrenness of the trees outside my window becomes a little starker, it is easy to forget the powerful transformation nature is effecting beneath our feet, just out of view. The earth is rejuvenating through much needed rest, and seeds…

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“Strengths and Challenges”: The Tragedy of a Workplace Euphemism

Posted on November 9, 2018July 13, 2020 by Todd J. Sukol

By Todd J. Sukol It is at great cost to our organizations’ missions that we have turned “weakness” into a dirty word and “challenge” into a weak word. Two of the most powerful concepts to hit mainstream management from the world of psychology and human development in recent years are: Growth Mindset, popularized by Carol…

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