Executive and Nonprofit Leadership
Four Ways Empathetic Leadership becomes Self-Defeating
Empathetic leaders think they’re protecting their employees, but going too far in that direction can lead to unintended consequences they don’t expect.
Life Fulfillment and Purpose
We Don’t Know What We Missed, Only What We Experience
We get so wrapped up in expectation and evaluation that we can forget to just let the experience of life wash over us.
Courage
Self-Confidence in Two Quotes
Self-confidence is a feeling based on facts, not a fact based on feelings. A comfort zone is a box with imaginary walls. You can re-imagine those walls.
Life Fulfillment and Purpose
You’ve Got This! And Other Small Wisdoms
We gave away handwritten scrolls containing small wisdoms at a senior resource fair last week. This is why, and how it went.
Resilience
The Expert, Derailed and Recovering
When I got derailed this morning, I reminded myself of three facts that helped me get back on track. Good thing I teach resilience.
Executive and Nonprofit Leadership
Strategic Planning Should Build the Future, not Describe it
Strategic Planning is fun for board members but too often results in a plan no one reads. The problem is in the strategic planning process.
Executive and Nonprofit Leadership
How to Find Hidden Dysfunction
People normalize hidden dysfunction to the point that it feels like the way things are supposed to work. Here are examples and how to spot them.
Conflict
How Unconscious Strategy Causes Friction
Strategy isn’t a document. It’s how you make every decision. Learn how unconscious strategies may cause friction, and how to align action with strategy.
Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
The Loneliest Job in Business
Nonprofit EDs face every challenge for-profit CEOs do… plus some unique ones. Learn why the ED role is so lonely and how boards can fix it.
Caregiver Support
Four Ways to be Heroic in a Caregiving Support Role
Caregiving isn’t a solo battle. Learn how to be the best support person possible (Molly Pitcher) without destroying everything or losing your own boundaries.