A board retreat is a great way to get alignment of the key leadership positions within a nonprofit organization. Typically, nonprofits hold board meetings monthly or quarterly, while a board retreat is typically conducted once (maybe twice) a year. These retreats allow an organization to step away from the day-to-day management, and instead think more […]
Author Sheilah Paddy O’Brien has released a new book, Facilitating Rapid Process Improvement Workshops: The Self-Study Guide for Lean Leaders. The intent of the book is to be a guide for improvement facilitators of Rapid Process Improvement Workshops (aka kaizen events). She wants to give them a place to go after mastering the mechanics of […]