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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A perspective on the GED and why the Excel Center is a more effective option for many
The following excerpt from How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 2012) is one illustration of why I believe Tough’s book should be read by anyone who is seriously interested … Continue reading
Posted in Article Review, Education
Tagged Education, High School, perspectives, social impact, The Excel Center
Forty years experience summarized on one chart
Forty years after starting my Goodwill career, I attempted to summarize on one chart the essence of what I have learned about the ingredients necessary to sustain organizational success over a long period of time. Here’s a brief explanation of … Continue reading
Posted in Evolving, leadership
Tagged career growth, CEO, Growth, Jim McClelland, leadership, organization functions, perspectives
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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
An entrepreneurial culture
“Continuous improvement,” one of our Five Basic Principles, has become so ingrained in our organization’s culture that our people implement countless relatively modest, incremental improvements throughout Goodwill each year. Cumulatively, those mostly small improvements make an enormously positive difference in … Continue reading
Posted in Evolving, Growth, leadership
Tagged Growth, Indianapolis, Jim McClelland, perspectives
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Three Essential Characteristics of Good Organizational Leadership
Organizations that excel over long periods of time typically have been able to sustain strong leadership over a relatively long period of time. They have good governing bodies and effective chief executives, and they aspire to become something better than … Continue reading
Posted in leadership
Tagged CEO, Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, leadership, organization, perspectives
