Category: Blog
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52. Bob Griffin: When Bad Things Happen to Good (and Bad) Organizations
In this week’s episode, I speak with Attorney Robert Griffin, a renowned expert on non-profit organizations. Our topic relates to what causes such organizations to go sideways from a legal and governance perspective, the causes of decline and trouble, the marks of good governance, and the many lessons learned from his forty years of policy-making,…
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51. Deborah Grassman: Recovering From a Loss of Self Worth
“Don’t waste your suffering.” — Deborah Grassman In this week’s episode, I speak with the founder of Opus Peace, an organization that was founded based on the important life lessons gained from working with 10,000 dying veterans. Deborah Grassman and I speak on the topics of childhood scripting, unprocessed trauma, personal pain, and peace and…
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50. Dr. Annie Brewster: The Healing Power of Stories
Dr. Annie Brewster is a both a physician and a patient and in this week’s episode, we explore the incredible (and I dare say surprising) healing power of storytelling. We cover Dr. Brewster’s personal experiences and the ensuing work that she and her colleagues have done to empower, inspire, and… to heal. Her work is…
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49. David Baiada: That Time Bayada Became a Non-Profit
It’s not every day that the owner of a multi-billion dollar global for profit entity decides to convert to his company to non-profit status. In what can only be described as a profound “put your money where your mouth is” statement, Bayada Home Health Care did just that. In this week’s interview, I discuss this…
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48. Diana Franchitto: The Rise of the For Profit Hospice
Profitability is good and essential, but the significant increase in the number of for profit hospice organizations has had an impact and much of that is not so good. In this episode, I speak with Diana Franchitto, President and CEO of HopeHealth, which is a leading non-profit hospice and palliative care organization. We discuss this…
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46. Simplification and Rational Living
I’m sure everyone can think of good “less is more” examples. In this week’s episode, I comment on this from the perspective of leading organizations in crisis and/or needing to undertake a significant change agenda. I cite two examples where this was exactly the right path forward.
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45. Woody Hungarter: Preserving the Legacy
Woody Hungarter is very uniquely qualified to speak to the daunting task of strengthening and preserving the legacy of historically significant mission driven organizations. He served as CEO of the VNA of Philadelphia, a pioneering 138 year old nonprofit, and now as CEO of Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, which is a manifestation of the landmark…
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44. Mergers & Acquisitions for Mission Driven Non-Profits: An Interview with Mark Kulik
In this episode, I discuss mergers and acquisitions of mission driven non-profits with industry expert, Mark Kulik, of The Braff Group. We review the whys and hows for those leaders charged with the mission, impact, and legacy of such organizations as they consider the consolidations taking place within the industry. I am hoping that this…
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43. Bad News Early is Good News: An Interview with Project Management Expert, Lisa DiTullio
This week, I speak with long-time colleague, Lisa DiTullio, principal of Project Chalk Talk, about change and how best to ensure your own – and your company’s – competency and capacity for managing change. Lisa and I were colleagues during the high profile turnaround at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, an organization that transformed from state supervised…
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