Video Field Guide: Four Pillars – Accountable Empowerment Part 2
Further explanation of the cycle of empowerment and accountability and how it functions on behalf of co-op owners.
Video Field Guide: Introduction to the Four Pillars
Succinct introduction to the Four Pillars of Cooperative Governance: Teaming, Accountable Empowerment, Democracy and Strategic Leadership, and how these concepts strengthen co-ops and communities. This video is a fantastic resource for board training and team-building [...]
Orienting New Directors
An effective orientation for new directors can help your board quickly integrate and benefit from the contributions of its newest members – shortening and decreasing the intensity of the naturally occurring “storming” phase that occurs [...]
Video Field Guide: Four Pillars – Creating Impact
Tips to intensify board and organizational impact and how to achieve it.
Video Field Guide: Four Pillars – Strategic Leadership
In a world where smart, fast, moves are a marketplace necessity, strategic leadership creates shared agreement regarding the future vision.
Protecting People and Assets: Implementing a Security Plan
If there’s one thing retailers know, it’s that they have to expect surprises and mishaps as a matter of course in business. Many [...]
Cooperative Communication Conundrums: Exploring paths to alignment and healing when a cooperative encounters controversy
By Thane Joyal 179 July-August 2015 To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also [...]