What Works
Most editions of this newsletter contain a section I call "What Works."
In this edition, I return to a series of lessons I'm writing entitled: "Why Organizations Go Off Course."
Why Organizations Go Off Course details a series of lessons I've learned as an Executive Director, boad member, and consultant.
Why Organizations Go Off Course Lesson Fourteen is: Don't accept mediocrity in staff.
Time and again, when I've seen organizations flounder and been able to poke under the hood, I encounter Executive Directors and other staff with what I would describe as poor leadership skills that plays out in mediocre employee performance.
Of course, mediocre Executive Directors tend to accept mediocre staff. Indeed, mediocre Executives may prefer to surround themselves with others who won't outshine them.
So how can boards identify if they are heading off course in this way?
And how can strong Executive Directors ensure they surround themselves with strong staff?
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