The WHY Behind Organizational Governance

Roles in organizational governance matter In this second of our five-part series on Excellent Governance, we ask the simple question of “Who Governs and what roles do they play?” While organizations and institutions will certainly vary in size, function, and mission, when it comes to identifying ...

Playing Heads-Up Ball Arlen Lapp coached Little League baseball in Harleysville Pennsylvania, a small southeastern town about sixty miles north of Philadelphia. He taught the fundamentals of baseball to young would-be Phillies in the 1970s. I was one of literally hundreds upon hundreds of players ...

As the ramifications of COVID-19 have rippled through our economy, the questions posed to leaders have taken on a heightened sense of urgency: My child is living on campus in the dorm. What happens if she tests positive for COVID-19? We’ve been working remotely for six months. When can we all ...

Our mission at Design Group International is clear: we help organizations and their leaders transform for a vibrant future. The word transform indicates some type of change. We deal with change every day and with every client. As you might imagine, over the years, we have learned a lot about ...

As I mentioned last month, change takes courage, curiosity, and trust. This month, I’m taking a deep dive into courage, and how it can help you approach, embrace, and engage change. A little over a year ago, I began working with an executive director whose predecessor was well-liked and had a long ...

People often ask me, “What is process consulting?” The term can sound intimidating, but at its core, process consulting is about helping a person or an organization understand what will truly help them, and then assisting them in taking action to achieve it. Nothing more, nothing less. Edgar Schein ...

The second of five fundamental questions: A Cause Greater started a new series of blogs in 2022 called “Five Fundamental Questions That Unlock Your Organization’s Future Value.” Last month we unpacked the first question: Why Does Our Organization Exist? We also created some space to understand more ...

Listening. Helping. Learning. Engaging these three behaviors is at the heart of being a vibrant and transformational organization. Over the past two months, we have been taking a deep dive into a story of how one client organization, a nationally recognized nature center, embraced these behaviors ...