About Jim
During his career Jim has served on numerous not-for-profit boards at the local, national, and international levels and chaired several of them. Much of his international involvement has been through Goodwill Industries, and for the past nine years he has helped start new Goodwill organizations in South Korea.
At the local level, Jim is a member of the Board of Directors of Citizens Energy Group, the Board of Visitors of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business - Indianapolis, and the Board of Governors of the Economic Club of Indiana.
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The Excel Centers
In 2010, we designed and launched a high school for older youth and adults who had dropped out of school. We did this in response to a request by the Mayor of Indianapolis to see if we could find a … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Education, Indiana, The Excel Center
Improving Over Time
As I am writing this, Indianapolis – my home for nearly 40 years – is still basking in the overwhelming success of hosting Super Bowl XLVI. Those who led the multi-year effort did a magnificent job planning and executing a … Continue reading
Posted in Evolving, Growth
Tagged Growth, Indiana, Indianapolis, man on the moon, organization functions, overwhelming success, perspectives, president kennedy
Newton’s Laws and Goodwill
In high school and college physics, I became well acquainted with Sir Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion. After nearly four decades as a CEO, I’ve concluded that the concepts underlying at least two of those three laws apply to organizations … Continue reading
Posted in Business and Mission
Tagged economy, financial, Indiana, Indianapolis, Jim McClelland
Keys to our recent growth and development
During the last five years Goodwill in central Indiana has experienced growth that has been far greater than I would have believed possible. From 2005 – 2010, a period that included the most severe recession since the 1930s, we added … Continue reading
Posted in Business and Mission, Growth
Tagged career growth, Goodwill, Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, Growth, GW, history, Indiana, Indianapolis, job creation, new job, perspectives
Introduction
My career with Goodwill has now spanned forty years. It’s been a wonderful fit for me and an incredible learning and growing experience. Over the years we’ve tried an enormous number of different ways of growing our businesses and accomplishing … Continue reading
