Articles

Leading with Trust: Team Tune-Up

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 teams were challenged with finding new ways to communicate and collaborate. High performing teams thrive on trust.  Now, is the perfect time to check in and see how well your team trust in your leadership. Read More

Back to Basics

Leadership is hard because you must do the right things, every day, over and over, with unremitting diligence. You must do them even when you’re stressed, even if you don’t particularly want to. Let’s get back to the basics by focusing on six basics, one “basic” at a time. Read More

Endless Fatigue. Give Yourself a Break.

The way our brains and bodies are supposed to work in crisis is simple. Quick reaction and then slow recovery. Get frightened, act, and then calm. There’s a surge reaction and then a reset. That reset can happen in sleep, awake, alone, with others – but that reset is essential. Read More

Acknowledging But Not Yielding, To Despair

Our spiritual challenge, as leaders, is to acknowledge the emotional experiences of loss, without yielding to the absolute abandonment of hope that while some things may get lost, others may be found. This is not easy work. Read More

Self-care tips for nonprofit leaders during a pandemic

COIVD-19 - Everyone is feeling it.  This is a marathon not a sprint. It isn’t always easy, but practicing self-care does help to create calming norms for yourself. Here’s a roundup of tips for building your personal resilience to make it to the finish line. Read More