What riding elephants teaches about running nonprofits

In my early 20s, I ran a tourism bureau that hosted an old-fashioned traveling circus. We promoted “The Greatest Show on Earth” by auctioning off a ride on a baby elephant. A six-year-old girl won the contest. Her mother wisely insisted that she be accompanied by an adult. That launched my elephant riding career and revealed unlikely lessons about running nonprofits.

Anne HunterApril 16, 2018Nonprofit leadership, nonprofit consulting, blue ocean strategy, dilemma flipping, Heath brothers, Elephant and the rider, lessons in running a nonprofitComment