The Stache Says

Are you going to be that three-year and out, or the 31-year CEO that has to be gently asked to leave or nudged to retire? CEOs do have a shelf life. If you are a cutting-edge, push-hard, calculated risk-taker, then your expiration is probably sooner. You will either burn out, step on one toe too many, or become bored and complacent because you have all the trains running on time. How do you stay inspired, energetic, and still feel like you have something to prove?

Anybody who believes that a nonprofit shouldn’t be run like a business is sadly mistaken. And those organizations that are not run like a business are destined for failure.