PANE is trying out a new activity; a writer’s workshop where a group of alums can gather to offer guidance and suggestions to an author as he or she prepares a book for (hopeful) publication. For our first attempt, we will be holding three virtual sessions in January to work with Ken Phillips ’62 to discuss his new book Governing with Purpose, Leading with Values, and Teambuilding with Engagement: For Nonprofits with a Concluding Chapter for Corporate Executives – Make a Better World, now in final draft.
Our sessions will be on Zoom at 7:00 PM on January 8, 15, and 22. Ken will be providing sections of his work for us to read and comment. This will hopefully provide us with a forum both to discuss his ideas and to engage in the writing process. Each hour will be divided into four 15 minute segments: 15 minutes of presentation followed by 15 minutes of discussion on that topic followed by the same 15 and 15 on a second topic.
The workshops will be held at 7:30 on January 8, 15, and 22. Please RSVP via Tigernet.
A tentative outline for the sessions
Session 1: a) The power of nonprofits and b) governance for nonprofits with some hints for corporate leaders
Topics: a) Peter Drucker, scope & significance of civil society, benefits of volunteering, levels of work, morality of nonprofits, what Princeton gave me
Topics: b) board responsibilities, performance, no conflicts of interest, role in fundraising, board strengthening, primacy of purpose, a professional board
Session 2: a) Leadership and b) engagement for nonprofits with some hints for corporate leaders
Topics: a) values for leaders, leadership vs management, why focus on change, understanding change and resistance, develop your own leadership
Topics: b) networking, team development, large team development, developing leadership in others, nurturing leadership, leading up, capacity building
Topics: c) the capitalism I knew in the 60s, challenges to the current corporate model, disengaged workers, growing inequality, profit before people
Session 3: a) challenges to boards, purpose, values for leaders, and treatment of workers and b) solutions and a Total Value of Corporations Index
Topics: a) 6 issues in governance, 6 issues in purpose, 4 in leadership, 5 in treatment of workers, and growing public opinion about capitalism
Topics: b) Prudential's leading with purpose, Harvard's Purposeful Leader, social purpose, what customers and the public want in their companies.