In most organizations, the bottleneck is at the top of the bottle.
I have been asked so many times why I live a green life, why water conservation, why getting wells in places, why work with water organizations, why conserve water at home with double-flush toilets, why I tell my daughters, "Turn off the tap" so much. Sometimes I want to say, "I wish I knew the answer. " My answer really is: I don't understand why everyone doesn't feel this way.
I understand that the legal position is under review in South Africa and that there will soon be a broader set of organizations to which donors can give and claim tax deductions.
In business, as in baseball, the prizes go most often to the organizations that pursue their objective hard and relentlessly every day of the year.
Too many religious organizations are in the business of enforcing beliefs.
In general, anyone who paid the long distance telephone tax will get the refund on their 2006 federal income tax return. This includes individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations.
If the frontline people do count, you couldn't prove it by examining the reward systems in most organizations.
There is an old Indian saying, "When legends die, dreams end. When dreams end, there is no more greatness. " Leaders like Walt Disney inspire their organizations to keep their legends and stories alive.
I am pleased to see that many of the world's leaders have publicly recognized that the crisis in the Middle East was deliberately incited by terrorist organizations.
New York is a great place to be if you want to make an impact and be involved in charities or philanthropic organizations like my wife and I are.
Trust is the glue in relationships and organizations
If organizations are focused on a purpose, something that will make the world a better place and leave a big impact, people can rally behind that mission. If a company is only about making money, it's hard to unleash passion. If there's a big WHY that the company is working to solve, passion will flow like the amazon.
Governance allows organizations to. . . achieve unprecedented automation.
I was never an activist, in the sense that I didn't really join a lot of organizations. I wasn't out in the streets. But what I did become was a writer. My activism was in writing.
Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.
Over the years it has been my privilege to lead performances with Saint Louis, the National Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra and so many other wonderful organizations.