One of the first real projects or programs I was engaged in was called the Government Management Improvement Program, a private/public sector effort to ensure that New Jersey State Government was best organized and spent its taxpayer’s money well. This was a key first term initiative of Governor Thomas Kean and ultimate helped the state make significant changes. I then was involved in a number of similar efforts in other states including Alabama, Washington and Puerto Rico.
Starting with facilitating planning sessions for troubled trucking companies led to a career of leading efforts to change the course of companies that ranged from retail to distribution to manufacturing and more. Gained experience working in so many different businesses as an operator helped develop a wide range of lens to view challenges, opportunities and then devise and execute solutions resulting in improvements for all stakeholders.
There are many requirements of leadership with so of the key requirements being the ability to create and execute on a plan that meets the expectations of key stakeholders. For not-for-profit associations this mean addressing the needs of the membership. I helped develop a process for supporting association leadership in collaborativelydeveloping a plan that was tied to execution and annual review of success. This support was provided over a number of years to many associations.