Volume XXIV, Number 6 (Issue 1167) February 9, 2026 Community Matters There was a widower who lived outside of town. Before his wife died, the couple had been active in their community including regulars in their church attendance. But after her passing, the gentleman found it increasingly easy to stay home. He even began skipping Sunday services. The pastor, having noticed
Volume XXIV, Number 5 (Issue 1166) February 2, 2026 Three D’s, Four W’s – Part II In Part I we looked at three critical elements that contribute to the effectiveness of a nonprofit organization’s board, i.e., the right combination of Doers, Donors, and Door Openers. I concluded by stating we would spend this week examining the four W’s that play a
Volume XXIV, Number 4 (Issue 1165) January 26, 2026 Three D’s, Four W’s – Part I Doers. Donors. Door Openers. Wealth. Work. Witness. Wisdom. Both ideal blends. During my career I have had the incredible honor and distinct pleasure of serving on a variety of boards of directors ranging from business startups to long established charitable organizations to hyper rule-bound
Volume XXIV, Number 3 (Issue 1164) January 19, 2026 What Good Is a Code… … if it is ignored? Last week’s missive prompted several responses. Two of them, one from a reader in Tulsa, the other from a reader in Broken Arrow, OK arrived within minutes of each other. The first commenter included some information on the Code of Chivalry. The second
Volume XXIV, Number 2 (Issue 1163) January 12, 2026 “That Would Be Enough” Several years ago, I was asked to deliver the eulogy for a dear friend’s father. It was an unexpected honor that I readily accepted. I characterize it as unexpected because while I had known my friend’s father for many years, I cannot say we were fast friends. We
Volume XXIV, Number 1 (Issue 1162) January 5, 2026 A New Year… … the same old stumbling blocks. In recent years there have been several occasions where I have found reason to mention some of the insidious little unconscious biases that interfere with the objectivity and quality of our decision making. When I speak of bias, I am not referring
