http://hedgepethgroup.com/blog Helping to create vibrant performance and sustained fundraising productivity. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:14:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple of weeks ago, my wife Kathryn and I were driving by the reservoir in Leeds, MA. The surface of the lake was frozen and snow covered. The scene was quiet and peaceful; nothing seemed to be stirring. However, the spillway at the end of the lake gave lie ... http://hedgepethgroup.com/blog/appearances-are-deceiving/ Last week, as we were in the final stages of taking Assessment+ public, I showed a colleague the marketing material we had prepared -- and I must admit that, by this time, I liked the package a lot. So I was startled when the colleague gave the material a cursory ... http://hedgepethgroup.com/blog/allergic-to-assessment/ A good colleague is fond of saying, "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing poorly." When he first said it, I got my hackles up asking, "What ever happened to quality? Don't we believe in first class performance?" He'd patiently opine that he saw all too many non-profit professionals who felt ... http://hedgepethgroup.com/blog/major-in-the-majors/ This morning after a visit to the dentist, I stopped by one of the stores run by a popular local merchant to pick up several bulk items. As I approached the front of the store with my purchases, I could see two check-out lines, both marked “Closed.” A ... http://hedgepethgroup.com/blog/check-out-line/