Tim's Library

Starting a good business, just like living a good life, requires planning and discipline.  I know because I struggled for many years to develop my company into a successful organization.  More...

February Song: Peace
Artist: Norah Jones More...

Written By William Foster and Susan Wolf Ditkoff
Published: 2011-01-01
http://www.bridgespan.org/when-youve-made-enough-to-make-a-difference.aspx

Editor's Note: I'm a subscriber to HBR but hadn't read this issue when my dear friend, Jerry Allsbrook, sent this onto me. Like Mario Marino's article in our website's case history this month, this article defines specific disciplines to follow and adds some examples of success stories. The soul of the article is contained for me in these words: "To achieve breakthrough changes, donors need a multiplier effect - an approach that delivers many dollars' worth of impact for each dollar invested. In short, they need to develop an investment model." More...

Planning and implementing are different disciplines; good employers are not good listeners 24/7; a business year consists of three months of strategic planning and nine months of disciplined execution. More...

Written by Mario Morino
Published: © 1995 by The Morino Institute.

Editor's Note: I like to think of The Business of Good, its origin and its mission, as somewhat original and unique. This article, written by Mario Morino 15 years ago about a foundation he started almost 20 years ago reminds me that it is not. But a good read reminds me A. it can be done well and B. There are pioneers to learn from on this honorable path. Reading will also help many friends who have asked about starting their own foundation. More...

Inside Drucker's Brain
Written by Jeffrey Krames More...

"Everything that irritates us More...