The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization

At a time when the need for more effective management and more ethical leadership are the moral equivalent of global warming, Drucker’s common sense and courage should be modeled by everyone who cares about doing things right and doing the right thing.”

Today, nonprofits understand that they need management all the more because they have no conventional bottom line.

This is not the kind of person who says, “There is a right way and a wrong way—and our way.” Rather, he or she asks, “What is the right way for the future?” and is ready to change. Finally, open discussion uncovers what the objections are. With genuine participation, a decision doesn’t need to be sold. Suggestions can be incorporated, objections addressed, and the decision itself becomes a commitment to action.12