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A healthy organizational culture includes clearly stated values and a focus on learning, improvement, innovation, achieving results, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
VIDEO | CEO Bridget Laird explains how Wings for Kids’ leadership creates a culture of learning that is focused on doing better for the children they serve, and how it increases staff commitment to the organization.
VIDEO | An innovative culture is a performance culture, says Mario Morino, Leap of Reason author and co-founder of Venture Philanthropy Partners. By modeling and fostering curiosity and learning throughout the organization, leaders can improve results through many small steps.
WEB SITE | Social impact organizations should hold themselves accountable not only for what they accomplish, but also for how they accomplish it, argues Alexa Cortes Culwell.
VIDEO | Mike Duggan, executive director of Domus Kids, talks about creating a culture that isn’t punitive and encourages learning by all staff.
PDF | Peter Drucker recommends that every organization build four entrepreneurial activities into its day-to-day management.
WEB SITE | When faced with complex problems, harnessing the insights of people across your organization can yield creative solutions. Lawrence School leaders share their strategy for collective problem-solving in a series of videos.
VIDEO | A self-proclaimed ‘Type A’ leader explains the real value he’s found in stepping back and celebrating wins with the leadership team at Southview Community Church.
VIDEO | President and CEO Carol Rivchun talks about the many ways in which data is part of the culture at Youth Opportunities Unlimited.
VIDEO | Find out what a learning culture looks like at Lawrence School and how it has helped break down department silos and get everyone working together toward a shared goal: educating children who learn differently.
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