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WHO MOVED MY CHEESE: The Problem with Change

WHO MOVED MY CHEESE: The Problem with Change

by Eddie Thompson | Mar 25, 2025 | Development Management, Professional Development

Change is an inevitable part of business, but it is not always beneficial to organizational performance, to staff productivity, or the community. While change can prevent companies from becoming obsolete and irrelevant, the shift to a new way of operating often comes...
MONITORING SUCCESS: The Evolution of Benchmarking & Dashboarding

MONITORING SUCCESS: The Evolution of Benchmarking & Dashboarding

by Eddie Thompson | Feb 27, 2025 | Development Management, Professional Development

A brief historical survey reveals several narratives about the origin and applications of the term “benchmarking.” Some associate the word with rapid deployment of military forces, with the assembly line for automobiles, or with various management processes. However,...
ESTATE PLANNING PARALYSIS: Indecision, Procrastination, and Over-choice

ESTATE PLANNING PARALYSIS: Indecision, Procrastination, and Over-choice

by Eddie Thompson | Oct 23, 2024 | Charitable Estate Planning, Development Management, Donor Communications

State and federal tax laws regarding estate and gift planning are pretty straightforward—at least on the surface, but the efficacy of their applications differ between cases. For example, testamentary charitable lead trusts are a good option for some donors, but just...
GEARING UP: Elements of a Sustainable Growth System

GEARING UP: Elements of a Sustainable Growth System

by Eddie Thompson | Aug 30, 2024 | Development Management, Professional Development

While my last post referred to the “building blocks” of an integrated growth system, another useful metaphor could be the machinery of a system, a collection of different-sized gears that work together—like a clock. Large gears rotate slowly (the hour hand, for...
GROWTH CHAMPIONS: Why Consistent Growth is So Challenging

GROWTH CHAMPIONS: Why Consistent Growth is So Challenging

by Eddie Thompson | Jul 16, 2024 | Development Management, Professional Development

In the March-April 2024 issue of Harvard Business Review, Paul Blasé and Paul Leinwand published an article on the challenges of maintaining consistent growth utilizing their expertise as seasoned executives and successful advisors to other executives at...
OLD SCHOOL PHILANTHROPY: What Matters and What Does Not

OLD SCHOOL PHILANTHROPY: What Matters and What Does Not

by Eddie Thompson | Jun 17, 2024 | Development Management, Donor Communications

I’ll be the first to admit that I lean old school in many ways. Many of these classic principles have withstood the test of time: systematic donor cultivation that creates long-lasting relationships; discovering donor values and priorities rather than simply declaring...
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