| Military pearls and gems: Lessons for the nonprofit sector. |
Subject: Military pearls and gems: Lessons for the nonprofit sector. by 3rd Sector Connector Admin on 2010/5/18 11:55:29 When attending conferences, I always seek out off-the-beaten-path learning opportunities so the session, "A Military Perspective on Board Leadership" caught my eye at the recent regional Building Better Boards training in Florida's panhandle. Brigadier Gen. Neil Snyder (Ret.) and RADM Rick Grant (Ret.) shared the Army and Navy points of view, and also covered the Marine's perspective on behalf of Gen. Robert Milligan (Ret.) who had a last minute emergency. As I expected, there was a fair amount of the "command-and-control" language that doesn't really translate well into effective nonprofit governance, but there were also a few pearls and gems to pass on. Read more...http://clicky.me/bsS |
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