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Raylene Decatur
Raylene Decatur works in the nonprofit community as a strategic planning and executive search consultant. She was formerly the president and CEO of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and chief operating officer of the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore. She can be reached at rdecatur@decaturandcompany.com, www.decaturandcompany.com or 720- 201-3735. |
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Strategic planning: Is your board focusing on the five external forces?
Feb 13th, 2007 | By: Raylene Decatur
Strategic planning often gets a bad rap. And it’s easy to see why. Usually, we have a board retreat or take the staff off site and hold a big meeting. Much is said and brainstorming is vigorous,... 
Results require action
Jul 24th, 2007 | By: Raylene Decatur
Volumes are written extolling the virtues of creativity in the workplace. We all invest time in brainstorming and daydreaming about how to improve our programs, products and client services. New ways of looking at...
Why more questions and fewer reports can help your board
Feb 26th, 2008 | By: Raylene Decatur
Boards must reframe their roles. The requirement today is to be leaders of two seemingly opposite agendas: How do I lead, as a board member, for discipline, consistency and dependable organizational results, while simultaneously challenging ...
Changing nonprofit sector demands solid career plan
Jun 22nd, 2008 | By: Raylene Decatur
Dramatic change is occurring in the world of work. Are you ready? Rapidly changing demographics and the rising tide of expectations will shape revolutionary changes in job expectations in the coming years. Now is the time to revise or write your career ...
Thriving on reinvention: Stimulating conversation about the business model
Mar 1st, 2010 | By: Raylene Decatur
Regardless of the timeline for the U.S. economic recovery, emerging trends in competition, technology, demographics and consumer behavior are the major drivers of future opportunities for nonprofit organizations. These trends will shape a ...
Thriving in the new economy: Getting your next job
Sep 1st, 2010 | By: Raylene Decatur
In June of 2008, I wrote an article on career planning and voiced concern that people were not investing enough thought, time and energy in their careers, given a rapidly changing environment. Little did I realize the extent to which dramatic ...
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