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The Peak Solutions Blog
Practical insights on leadership, culture, and strategy.
Peak Solutions Joins Pioneer Utility Resources, Expanding Capabilities for its Cooperative Clients
Pioneer Utility Resources has added Peak Solutions, bringing strategic planning, board training and advisory services to cooperatives nationwide. Peak now operates as Peak Advisory Group LLC, retaining its independent identity.
Peak Solutions
Challenging Questions Every Nonprofit Board Should Ask
My experience has been that the best nonprofit board members are those who listen the most intently while asking challenging questions that get to the heart of the…
Ray Caraway
No Surprises: Debunking the Mindset That Holds Nonprofits Back
I was honored – and challenged – to report directly to nonprofit boards for over 25 years. I have made my share of mistakes and learned a few things along the way. One…
Ray Caraway
The Key to Nonprofit Success: A Strong CEO-Board Relationship
Having a front-row seat to see nonprofits heroically change lives, bring diverse groups of people together around common missions, and strengthen communities in…
Ray Caraway
You Can’t Change Culture: Four tweetable ways to impact your culture
The following four statements are beyond tweetable quotes and simple thoughts. They are deep truths about culture. A proper understanding of each statement will help…
Richard Fagerlin
3 Practical Solutions to Survive the Status Quo
Have you ever sat back and marveled at just how well things are going? Have you found yourself rejoicing that finally, things are calm, predictable and consistent? And,…
Richard Fagerlin
The Power of ONE THING – The key to meeting your goals and achieving success in life
January is the time of year when we create lists of goals and strategies to achieve success and live our best life. This is good and I hope you have done this. The…
Richard Fagerlin
The Difference between Feedback and Noise
Have you ever read the comments on a blog, online newspaper or magazine? How about Facebook? I’ve yet to meet someone that changed their views by the “intellectual…
Richard Fagerlin
Why Loving the Haters is Critical to Success – 5 ways to respond to your haters
We all have them. Haters. People who don’t appreciate, approve of, or value what you do. Experiencing a hater is not a matter of if, but when. While your response is a…
Richard Fagerlin
The Dos and Don’ts of Effective Visions
Most organizations have a vision, mission, or values statement. Some have all three. Very few are inspiring, and most don’t really tell you much about what they are…
Richard Fagerlin
The Power of Personal Vision – 6 questions to help you craft your personal vision
Several times over the past two weeks, I have facilitated sessions where we asked people to ponder their personal vision as a leader. This is something we do on a…
Richard Fagerlin
10 Ways to be Intentional with your Inner Circle
Do you want to be more intentional about who you are spending your time with but don’t know how? This doesn’t take much more than time, focus and intention. Who are the…
Richard Fagerlin
You Are Who You Surround Yourself With – How to determine who to spend your time with
You are what you eat and you are who you surround yourself with. I have a good friend who was a pastor to 20 somethings. From time to time he would get a call from…
Richard Fagerlin
Eyes Wide Open Trust – The power of effective boundaries
Trust must be given, not earned, but I’m not advocating blind trust. My wife and I have four boys: Christian, Preston, Jackson, and Lincoln. When they were little, the…
Richard Fagerlin
The BIG lie about TRUST – 5 reasons why trust is not earned
Nobody comes to the discussion on trust empty handed. We all have strong feelings about it. We know how it feels when trust is misused, betrayed, or withheld. Our…
Richard Fagerlin
Blame is the game & everyone is playing
Where have all of the responsible people gone? We are living in a society where blame and finger pointing have overtaken ownership and accountability. Not a day goes by…
Richard Fagerlin
Don’t be so damned offended – 5 ways to live a life less offended
Yep, I said it. We live in the most offended society to ever grace the planet. Political correctness has overtaken the day and in my (limited) research, I have found…
Richard Fagerlin