“We are excited and inspired by the PI. It’s exactly the tool our sector needs—funders and nonprofits alike. We are actively integrating the PI framework into a dynamic tool that we can use with both current and prospective partners as a way to establish a shared understanding about where they are, where they want to go,…

“I’ve been using ‘The Performance Imperative’ to help clients discover new ways to ignite their people’s passion and loyalty, which will produce measurable increases in performance.”

“I found myself continually nodding my head as I read ‘The Performance Imperative’! It clearly organizes how a great nonprofit organization should think, be organized, and evaluated.”

“‘The Performance Imperative’ was highlighted at the Hospice of the Western Reserve board of directors retreat because it is a powerful infographic that distills the critical elements of best practice not-for-profit leadership and governance. ‘The Performance Imperative’ is a roadmap for engagement, leadership, and success.”

“In our community we are seeing nonprofits adopt the lessons and it is making a difference. When I met with a board chair to discuss presenting Pillar 1, he asked, ‘Isn’t this calling our board out for not doing their job?’ My reply was, ‘Of course it is.’”

“‘The Performance Imperative’ is the operating system for high-functioning organizations. We are excited to have a framework of excellence to share with Vermont’s forward thinking leaders.”

“In the last session of my MBA course on ‘Managing Social Enterprises,’ I used the PI’s definition of high performance in one of my wrap-up slides. A number of students used this definition in the final exam, in response to a question about performance. So, it is already making its way into the DNA of…

“It’s wonderful to see the way the PI is taking off. If I do get back into the classroom, you can be sure it will be an integral part of the course structure, just as it’s now a core piece of the way I think about my volunteer activities in Cambridge!”

“I presented ‘The Performance Imperative’ to a group of engaged corporate philanthropists as well as sharing it with my clients and other social sector leaders in the Chicago-area. The response is tremendously positive—as if it’s the framework so many have been waiting for.  I am now integrating it as a core component of my consulting…

“I have sent the PI out to all of my nonprofit clients and many have already begun using it as a jumping off point to discussions with their board and/or staff about how their organization rates along the pillars of the PI. They are excited to finally have a tool that defines a high-performing nonprofit.”