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President's Letter Last week the Board of Governors and staff hosted a reception to celebrate the holiday season and to inaugurate the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Leader to Leader Institute. 
Leader to Leader Institute staff: L-R: Theresa Berenato, Susan Bari, Gloria Fahlikan, Justine Elyse Green, Risa Cohn, Founding President and Chairman of the Board, Frances Hesselbein, and Claire Walden. While we could not toast each and every one of you, we offer a virtual toast taken from an early newsletter from the Peter Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management.
We celebrate the lives you change,
Happy New Year from the Board and Staff of the Leader to Leader Institute. Warm regards, 
Susan Phillips Bari Capture a Piece of the Past, and Help Support our Future
Drucker's Three Most Important Questions?
Frances Hesselbein (Chairman and Founding President) and Manfred Altstadt (COO of Mutual of America and Treasurer of Leader to Leader Institute) display a poster of Peter Drucker’s original questions (What is our business? Who is our Customer? What does the customer consider value?). Frances recounted how these simple questions formed the basis for Drucker’s great gift to the Leader to Leader Institute and the social sector at large – “The Five Most Important Questions”.
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Leader to Leader Institute Board member, Mark Thompson, co-author of the International Bestseller, Success Built to Last, and Bonita Buell-Thompson, director of research for the book, presented the keynote address at the Sixth Annual Geneva Bolton Johnson Fall Lecture Series hosted by Mount Mary’s Women’s Leadership Institute in Milwaukee, WI. Mr. Thompson and Ms. Buell-Thompson shared what they learned while interviewing successful leaders and luminaries including Michael Dell, Esther Dyson, Lance Armstrong, Sir Richard Branson and others. In addition, they donated their honorarium to be used as a scholarship for one young woman at Mount Mary’s.
Leader to Leader’s "The Five Most Important Questions" certified facilitator Tom Wilson reported that he has recently used “The Five Most Important Questions" with five clients. "My recent experiences with high level CEOs and a nonprofit they support in Cleveland prove that the tool is a powerful resource." Send us your success story!
The Community Partnership Award Since 1945, a commitment to corporate social responsibility has been a hallmark of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company. Not only does Mutual of America provide nonprofit organizations with pension and retirement-related products and services, under the leadership of Chairman, President and CEO Thomas Moran, essentially all of Mutual of America employees participate in charitable activities and their donations are matched by the company. In addition, since 1996, Mutual of America has honored the contributions that nonprofit organizations, in partnership with public, private and other social sector organizations, make to society through the Community Partnership Award. The Community Partnership Award focuses on partnerships that address issues of social concern - "from child abuse to teen unemployment to homelessness among the mentally ill." To date, the award has recognized 130 U.S. partnerships among nonprofit organizations, corporations and government agencies. The 2010 Mutual of America Community Partnership Award competition is now accepting applications, with a deadline of April 1, 2010. Read more and download the application here. New Programs for the New Year at Leader to Leader Institute: Leadership Dialogues The Leader to Leader Institute is putting the lie to the old saying "you get what you pay for," and providing leadership information and inspiration from today’s greatest thought leaders, in the public, private and social sectors, free of charge. The only investment required to access leadership stories, advice, speeches and solutions is your time. Leadership Dialogues, to be launched in January, includes a growing video library of interviews with leaders from all sectors that can be accessed online 24/7. Each month, bestselling author and business coach Mark Thompson, who collaborated with Leader to Leader Institute to create Leadership Dialogues, and who serves as producer, host and chief visionary for the program will share an experience from one of his many leadership interviews. Read about Mark’s latest adventure with the Wheelchair Foundation in Belize Leadership Tip of the Day Beginning January 1, start each day of the New Year with inspiration from Peter Drucker, Frances Hesselbein, Jim Collins and other great thinkers, authors and coaches. There is no charge for this new program but you must "opt-in" by emailing Theresa@leadertoleader.org, subject line "Subscribe". Recommended Reading Praise for Success Built to Last “While I always believed that passion drives behavior, I realized that it actually mandates success! Understanding what drives you and directing that energy appropriately ensures your work doesn't become burdensome. I enjoyed hearing the stories of the leaders interviewed. It reminded me that being true to yourself, your values and ideals is success defined.” Judy Rupnow Quote of the Month "The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking." –Steve Jobs, Apple cofounder and CEO Success Built to Last |
Success Built to Last