I recently taught several leadership development workshops at the Rutgers Institute for Ethical Leadership based on my new book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. One of the workshops was focused on technology wellness in the nonprofit workplace, more specifically how to avoid collaboration overload. Collaborative overload is the burnout that results from our over reliance on e-mails, meetings and other online collaborative technology tools that have, … [Read more...]
Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload
What is Collaborative Overload? The potential for being overwhelmed by technology is magnified in the workplace by something called “Collaborative Overload” Rob Cross and Adam Grant in a recent Harvard Business Review article. Collaborative overload is defined as the burnout that results from our over reliance on e-mails, meetings and other collaborative technology tools that have, ironically, limited our ability to get stuff done. As nonprofits become networked and different departments work … [Read more...]
The One Simple Thing That Nonprofit Leaders Do To Keep Inspired and Avoid Burnout
Yesterday, I was honored to fill in as MC and interviewer for Darian Rodriguez Heyman at the Nonprofit Fundraising Masters event. (Darian was welcoming his first child, a boy, into the world!). The event, a one-day conference designed to share the world’s most successful fundraisers’ secrets to success, most valuable tips and tools, and sources of inspiration. I did 6 fireside chats with Chuck Collins, YMCA; Annie Leonard, GreenPeace; Stephanie Bray, United Way; Michael Brune, Sierra Club, … [Read more...]
How Are You Taking A Summer Break from Your Tech?
Last week was the first day of summer and it got me thinking about doing a digital detox. However, Aliza Sherman and I were reviewing the final round of edits from our copy editor at Wiley for our forthcoming book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit due out in October. That task required a screen! Now that task has been checked off my to do list, I am ready to pay attention to technology wellness again. The first thing I did was to take a walk at the Stanford Dish, a nearby nature hiking area, … [Read more...]
Reboot Yourself: Take A Digital Detox Day
In the "Happy,Healthy Nonprofit" book I'm writing with Aliza Sherman, a big theme in the book is "Technology Wellness," which is how to self-manage your technology usage at work and in life. We are doing a workshop at SXSW on March 13th at 3:30 on this theme called "Go Reboot Yourself: Get A Grip on Your Tech and Life" As the Internet has become integrated into how professionals communicate, access information, and connect to one another at work as well as personal lives, there are both the … [Read more...]
