the quest for organizational health

A Small Nonprofit’s Journey from Startup to Sustainable Part 4: Management Systems By Esther Mendlowitz Productivity experts are sounding the alarm on some serious management issues brought on by the digital revolution. Consider these stats: Due to data overload, the average knowledge worker spends about 2.5 hours a day in unproductive work searching for information. Time spent in collaborative activities has ballooned by over 50%, … [Read more...] about The Quest for Organizational Health (cont’d.)

A Small Nonprofit’s Journey from Startup to Sustainable Part 3: Strategic Planning By Esther Mendlowitz Few things propel a company into strategic planning like a global market shift. To survive and succeed in the new digital era, businesses around the world and across all industries are working hard to reinvent themselves. While digital transformation is a daunting prospect for many organizations, it actually intrigued us at Jerusalem … [Read more...] about The Quest for Organizational Health

A Small Nonprofit’s Journey from Startup to Sustainable Part 2: Designing Culture By Esther Mendlowitz In my all-time favorite management book The Hard Thing About Hard Things, venture capitalist Ben Horowitz writes, “Ask ten founders about company culture and what it means and you’ll get ten different answers.” Some say culture is about perks, recognition programs and office space. Others say it’s about values and behaviors. One thing … [Read more...] about The Quest for Organizational Health

A small nonprofit’s journey from start-up to sustainable By Esther Mendlowitz I’ll never forget the day in December 2015 when our CEO casually walked by my desk and said, “We’re talking tonight?” “No,” I said, bemused, seeing nothing on my calendar. He nodded his head, indicating “Yes,” and walked away. That was an atypical exchange, so I knew something was brewing. Evening came around, the phone rang, and the next thing I knew I was being … [Read more...] about The Quest Toward Organizational Health