My colleague, Shannon Williams, gave me some great starting advice as I was onboarding with Armstrong McGuire.

Shannon Williams has been named Armstrong McGuire’s Managing Director.

I come from a long line of practical women. Both my grandmothers were raised on farms in the country where there was little time for frivolity.

The command-and-control management style is a thing of yesteryear. It is no longer effective in today’s world of work where employees are more vocal and simply will not stand for this style.

Recently, I was talking with my neighbors about the flooding in KY, fires in the Southwest and other hard hit areas (not to mention countless global atrocities). Questions naturally arose in the conversation: How can we help?

Our own Katie Weeks is teaming up Kathy Ridge of LevRidge Consulting and Lift Connection to lead a virtual training designed specifically for new board chairs.

If you have spent even a bit of time with me, you know I have a plan for everything. I like to play out different scenarios. I document the strategy, state the goals, and play with the fonts to make it look pretty.

Inflation and the possibility (if not current reality!) of a recession are huge challenges to raising funds for nonprofit organizations.

Growing up I was involved in a lot of different activities that involved practicing. Whether it was sports, school subjects, skills for Boy Scouts, or learning lines for school plays, there was always something to practice.