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One Simple Question & Comment: Changed My Life

One Simple Question & Comment: Changed My Life

by Eddie Thompson | May 6, 2025 | Professional Development

I have never felt so compelled to write a blog until this one. I hope you’ll take the time to read it. In February, I attended the funeral of Dr. Milton Tucker. I doubt you know Dr. Tucker, who taught biology for 40 years at Freed-Hardeman University. I want to share...
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,...
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...
HARD LESSONS LEARNED: My Ten Greatest Fundraising Mistakes

HARD LESSONS LEARNED: My Ten Greatest Fundraising Mistakes

by Eddie Thompson | Apr 22, 2024 | Development Management, Professional Development

“What were some of your greatest professional mistakes?” In every Thompson & Associates public engagement, online interview, or continuing education seminar, that is the most frequent question I am asked. Luckily, the most important lessons I’ve learned in my 40+...
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