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Executive and Nonprofit Leadership

Fix your leadership, not your employees

There’s apparently been a spike in employees taking mental health leave. I can believe it. Work culture has gotten more and more toxic and dehumanizing over the past decade. I’ve experienced it myself, and I’ve heard plenty of anecdotal evidence from the hundreds of clients I’ve coached over the past Read more

By Peter Dudley, 1 yearJuly 24, 2025 ago
Executive and Nonprofit Leadership

How the nuance loop kills problem-solving

A nuance loop is when people argue about some irrelevant nuance instead of taking productive action. Here are five ways nuance loops form.

By Peter Dudley, 1 yearApril 14, 2025 ago
Courage

Leading with purpose—podcast interview

Leading with purpose is a key topic in Peter’s podcast appearance on the Beyond Your Why podcast. Listen here.

By Peter Dudley, 1 yearApril 8, 2025 ago
Executive and Nonprofit Leadership

People follow the leader. Act like one.

Data shows that employees will follow the leader’s action no matter what the leader says. Leaders who don’t get this end up frustrated.

By Peter Dudley, 1 yearMarch 10, 2025 ago
Executive and Nonprofit Leadership

Easy is not always quick: leave time for watering the goats

Watering the goats is easy, but it takes far longer than you expect. Always account for how long the “easy” tasks are really going to take.

By Peter Dudley, 1 yearMarch 3, 2025 ago
Decisions

Create an action plan because intention has a half-life

You always need an action plan because intention and inspiration have a half-life. An intention means nothing if you don’t follow through on it. An action plan is how you follow through. On Sunday, I helped the attendees at the San Francisco Writers Conference create their action plan after four Read more

By Peter Dudley, 1 yearFebruary 11, 2025 ago
Caregiver Support

There is no bad weather, only bad clothing

There is no bad weather. Only bad clothing. This is a useful metaphor for most of life, and something to remember on this Election Day.

By Peter Dudley, 2 yearsNovember 4, 2024 ago
Communication

They won’t remember anything before the “but”

The “oreo” method of feedback only works when there’s trust. Otherwise, people will discard anything you say before the “but.”

By Peter Dudley, 2 yearsSeptember 10, 2024 ago
Caregiver Support

5 steps to building a culture of trust

Choosing grievance does not build a culture of trust. Here are five simple, everyday behaviors that build trust in your organization.

By Peter Dudley, 2 yearsAugust 13, 2024 ago
Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

Unification and consensus have their roots in empathy

The terms “unity” and “consensus” are often used to sugar-coat exclusion. Empathy is at the root of true unification and consensus building.

By Peter Dudley, 2 yearsJuly 23, 2024 ago

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