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Ownership vs. Leadership

Ownership vs. Leadership

by Grace-Anne Alfiero | Apr 14, 2019 | Community, Executive Leadership, Governance, Leadership

Just like no one truly owns a beautiful forest and no one truly owns a coral reef, nonprofit organizations were not set up to be owned by any one individual. Sole ownership of a tax-exempt entity is counter-intuitive and the antithesis of the sectors’ original...
Creating a Crosswalk for Collaboration

Creating a Crosswalk for Collaboration

by Grace-Anne Alfiero | Sep 13, 2018 | Business, Community, Executive Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Parallels With History

Reposted from Arts In Action Blog Post from 9/9/18: This week I was on a Skype call with a colleague who lives overseas and we were discussing the challenges of building an effective international work team. Knee-deep into our chat, I stated: “it’s almost...
Power Family

Power Family

by Grace-Anne Alfiero | Jun 3, 2018 | Community, Leadership, Leadership Parallels With History, Work/Life Balance

I am pretty certain that my lineage does not include links to royalty or political power. I do not believe any of my ancestors have run for, been born into or held any type of political office. We are the opposite of the Kennedys, the Bushes, the Carters, and the...
Unintentional Bridge Burning

Unintentional Bridge Burning

by Grace-Anne Alfiero | Jan 17, 2018 | Business, Community, Executive Leadership, Leadership

repost from www.artsinactionllc.com Are you burning bridges without even knowing it? Are you confused sometimes when you get a less than enthusiastic reply from a donor, grant funder, supervisor, colleague, direct report or a vendor? Have projects that you thought...
A Year of Yoga

A Year of Yoga

by Grace-Anne Alfiero | Jan 7, 2017 | Executive Leadership, Goals, Leadership, Uncategorized, Work/Life Balance

So, How you doing? We are five days into 2017 and I am wondering how those resolutions are going? Me…of course I am working on mine, it’s still January, check back with me come Valentine’s Day! My resolution is more like an insurance and investment strategy for my...
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