Alli Marshall

Wow, just looked it up, this was windshield damage and costs $3k to repair on a Cybertruck? That is a tax on poor decision-making for sure.

Sorry Simon Sinek, during the The Calgary Stampede we know it doesn't start with "why" it starts with "Howdy!" 😉 | Alli Marshall Sorry Simon Sinek, during the The Calgary Stampede we know it doesn't start with "why" it starts with "Howdy!" 😉 (💐 coming for you Simon at the end) Last week, a couple from Belgium flagged us down...

Sorry Simon Sinek, during the The Calgary Stampede we know it doesn't start with "why" it starts with "Howdy!" 😉

Last week, a couple from Belgium flagged us down on the pathway. They were walking downtown without GPS and needed a directional helping hand.

It was a special Stampede moment...

Here's some "Sneaky" Stampede Strategy we can all learn from. | Alli Marshall Here's some "Sneaky" Stampede Strategy we can all learn from. How does the 10-day Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth get an 11th day head start? Tonight, the The Calgary Stampede opens with "Sneak-A-Peek...

"Sneak-A-Peek" - a genius soft-launch strategy doing heavy lifting for decades.

The setup: 200+ acres, 3,500 new workers, new midway, and 7,500 new livestock.

Sneak-A-Peek opens the park one day early at 50% off to test operations.

NFP Boards: What "weakness" could become your greatest strength?

Yahoo! | Alli Marshall Yahoo! It’s Stampede season in Calgary... Try to frown while saying "Yahoo!" – I don't think it's physically possible. This got me thinking about celebration in organizational life. Too often, we’re...

🎆 Yahoo for every volunteer Board member showing up to safeguard their organization’s future! Your generous service – especially during these complex times – is invaluable. 🎆

YouTube video by Shout! Studios Man Of La Mancha (1972) - Clip 3: Don Quixote Charges The Giant (HD)

I thought this was thoroughly covered 400 years ago by Miguel de Cervantes. Below, revisited in 1972. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5etZ...

Question: at the very bottom on the diagonal, is that pubic hair or the signature of POTUS #47?

Awesome thanks for the game and have a fun weekend Michael. Hopefully with wildlife.

Extraneous (10) and maybe extraneously (12) - is it really a word?

This is honestly the best 2 minutes I've spent online in a very long time. Thank you @jessigrace.bsky.social.

In his defense, #47 was freestyling with that folded up scrap of paper with one lonely post-it flag, imagine what he could have accomplished with some better visual aids bsky.app/profile/alli...

The look on Jerome Powell's face is very familiar to us Canadians i2-prod.irishstar.com/article35181...

YouTube video by EXTREME POLITICAL CLIPS AND VIDEO Trump to Chief Justice John Roberts: "Thank you again. I won't forget" post Congress speech 3-4-2025

0:20 in the video says it all www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7bu...

Tangential to the planet earth theme, did you see what Colbert's team did on Don Jr.'s planned nature show grift? Reminds me I need to post a few more of those cold opens, they bring light to the darkness.

Love the little word game oasis community you've created over here on bsky Michael, thanks for the enjoyable diversion.

Chameleon (9) and I also like melamine (8)

I believe physicists have already confirmed this phenomenon, distinct to felines, it's a normal force distortion that results in cats slightly merging with your own body when they are at rest.

You'll die such a happy death though! Just lost one of our guys who we called the "cat immobilizer." He had magical powers that are greatly missed.

As Pete himself would say: "Get over it." The lying didn't work in Holland and it's not going to work in Canada either. Although lying about Canada is definitely on-brand for #47's administration.

How to create a winning strategy for NFP Boards | Alli Marshall posted on the topic | LinkedIn Many non-profits have a strategic plan. Very few have actual strategy. Have you seen this in strategic planning? ➡️ Planning processes that waste time treating every step as equally important ➡️ Inte...

Status quo NFP strategic planning misses all the good stuff...

The stuff that makes strategy a force multiplier for NFP Boards.

Strategy transforms limited resources into extraordinary impact.

💘 Strategy knows what it is trying to accomplish and how it will win. 💘

How to hack strategic planning for NFP Boards | Alli Marshall posted on the topic | LinkedIn Check out this strategy hack for NFP Board Members committed to responsible stewardship. And yes, I did roll my own eyes when I wrote “strategy hack.” 👀 We all know the issues with status quo strat...

Yes, I did roll my own eyes when I wrote “strategy hack.” 👀

We know the issues with status quo strategic planning. Resource-draining efforts that create long to-do lists, mission statement copywriting by committee, cloudy future visions, to name just a few…

💥 So, I know some hacking is needed. 💥

He's the key person behind the most notorious deepfake porn site in the world. And he's Canadian | CBC News A joint international investigation by CBC News, Bellingcat and Danish outlets Politiken and Tjekdet has linked a Canadian pharmacist to one of the biggest website in the world for non-consensual, AI-...

Thank you @savethecbc.bsky.social for making sure CBC is around to keep doing investigative reporting like this.

Michael thank you for the fun games. I'm sad that as a society we have to know about incels.

Have a great weekend, maybe with more wildlife sightings in the yard?

Incel (5)
Unspliced (9)

What happens when we suck all the life out of something sacred and… | Alli Marshall What happens when we suck all the life out of something sacred and important? We've done this to NFP Boards - reducing governance to complicated processes and vague "good governance" la...

What happens when we suck all the life out of something sacred and important?

When I walk on the pathway nearby and I watch cars driving safely by, planes landing and departing, seeing emptied trash bins and organized soccer teams - I see governance at work, protecting us daily. ❤️

There is one thing that would drastically improve every NFP Board’s… | Alli Marshall There is one thing that would drastically improve every NFP Board’s performance. A loving mirror. 🪞 I first learned of this concept when certifying in David Drake, PhD's Narrative Coaching for ...

Looking at NFP Boards, I see inspiration – people coming together around common cause, giving their time and talents.

And untapped potential.

At a time when social impact orgs need the best contributions from Directors, Boards need to be willing to hold up a loving mirror to their practices.

That is my word too Esquimalt (9) anglicized spelling of Coast Salish word pronounced "ess-whoy-malth" meaning the place of shoaling water.

Yeah that was my thought, really helpful to work an equation...with half of it missing?

This is a great initiative. Canadians perspective: we cancelled two months ago and haven't looked back!

I’m in need of some roadside assistance for my three-hour trip to… | Alli Marshall I’m in need of some roadside assistance for my three-hour trip to Edmonton, can you help? What is rolling around in my mind: why do people volunteer for NFP Boards? A Stanford study of 900+ NFP Dire...

A Stanford study of 900+ NFP Directors revealed something striking: 86% joined simply to serve the organization and contribute to its success.

So…why have we let Board “best” practices become so fixated on tasks and processes rather than impact?

Time to flip the script...with servant leadership?

YouTube video by BJ the Simpson Collector Simpsons - Which Direction Does The Water Turn In Your Toilet? (from "Bart vs Australia")

You're welcome husband.