Welcome to Hardy Smith’s blog, where he shares experience and insight learned through decades in the corporate world and advocating on behalf of nonprofits and associations across America.
Hardy’s mission is to help maximize the performance of nonprofits and associations and their essential leadership teams.
If you’re seeking to triumph over communication challenges, bring meaningful and manageable solutions to, and realize measurable results of your organization, this blog will give you more than ideas — it will maximize your team’s performance like never before.
Volunteers are the heartbeat of many nonprofit organizations, associations, and chambers of commerce. When engaged effectively, they extend an organization’s reach, deepen community impact, and
The selections in my latest reading activity reflect a mix of subject areas. Each book has stimulated my thinking and generated ideas I can put
When your organization hits a crisis—one big enough to threaten its future—how do you lead it back from the brink? To find out, I spoke
(I originally wrote this article for publication in Jeffrey Magee’s Professional Performance Magazine) Why don’t board members do what they’re supposed to do? If you’re
Many of the challenges with board engagement can be solved with an improved recruiting process. Here are four fast board recruiting tips from my book,
*I originally wrote this article for the Institute For Organization Management Blog and is based on lessons from my book, Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame
Here are four excellent books I have just read and will be adding to my list of recommended reading. Each provides solid advice and will
While attending the 2024 Florida Society of Association Executives annual conference, I had opportunity to learn from three excellent keynote speakers. Crystal Washington whose topic
Doesn’t it make sense that a board working with a spirit of collaboration is going to be more engaged and more productive?
Learning to listen can make good leaders into great leaders. Learning to listen enables not-so-successful leaders to turn negative results into positive ones. When we learn to bring out the best in others, we can develop the skills for success in leadership roles.
Volunteers are the heartbeat of many nonprofit organizations, associations, and chambers of commerce. When engaged effectively, they extend an organization’s reach, deepen community impact, and
The selections in my latest reading activity reflect a mix of subject areas. Each book has stimulated my thinking and generated ideas I can put
When your organization hits a crisis—one big enough to threaten its future—how do you lead it back from the brink? To find out, I spoke
(I originally wrote this article for publication in Jeffrey Magee’s Professional Performance Magazine) Why don’t board members do what they’re supposed to do? If you’re
Many of the challenges with board engagement can be solved with an improved recruiting process. Here are four fast board recruiting tips from my book,
*I originally wrote this article for the Institute For Organization Management Blog and is based on lessons from my book, Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame
Here are four excellent books I have just read and will be adding to my list of recommended reading. Each provides solid advice and will
While attending the 2024 Florida Society of Association Executives annual conference, I had opportunity to learn from three excellent keynote speakers. Crystal Washington whose topic
Doesn’t it make sense that a board working with a spirit of collaboration is going to be more engaged and more productive?
Learning to listen can make good leaders into great leaders. Learning to listen enables not-so-successful leaders to turn negative results into positive ones. When we learn to bring out the best in others, we can develop the skills for success in leadership roles.
