Great organizations depend on great research and all ideas can and should be tested before being rolled out into the market. [more] My first learning about research was probably from...
Newsletter: Lesson 2: Why Build a Traditional Organization to do Non-traditional Work?
By Tim McCarthy
October 15, 2019
Author’s note: This is the second in a series of articles regarding the mistakes I’ve made in developing our foundation over these first 14 years. A friend recently sent me...
Note from Tim: Our Foundation’s Managing Director, Bill Leamon, wrote an update for our board recently about a young man he is mentoring named Chris, and I asked him to...
Once we see the truth as it is, we can still view things optimistically and our plans gain more traction by doing so. [more] How do I know? I’ve worked...
During an immersion trip to Africa, Joe Cistone of IPM asked me to help him with the business side of the organization, the beginning of a great partnership. [more] My...
Often our intentions in business are quite different than our actions, which causes organizational and communication dissonance. [more] At a team meeting recently, Bill Leamon said something I hope I...
The big idea is elusive, at best, and can take years to develop. So, the best organizations develop a consistent pattern of small gains and progress while they’re looking for...
A poor teenager from a bad neighborhood overcomes her obstacles and heads for Brown University – leaving a wonderful poem to contemplate as she does. [more] Editor's Note: Anything below...
Great organizations are built on fundamentally solid foundations – otherwise known as “great bones”. [more] As expected, Joe Cistone, CEO of International Partners in Mission, was a smash hit at...
