When I facilitate staff retreats or workshop on wellbeing in the workplace based on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit, we do some reflective exercises, including taking the nonprofit burnout assessment, identifying stress triggers and reactions before creating a self-care plan and addressing cultural norms.. As a group, I have participants take an online poll or do an exercise with sticky notes, answering the questions, "What are your workplace stress triggers?" As the word cloud is created, we … [Read more...]
Activating A Culture of Resilience in the Nonprofit Workplace
I'm excited to co-presenting a session at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference called "Activating A Culture of Resilience for Sustainable Impact," with fellow NTEN board members, Ananda Leeke & Meico Whitlock as well as Carrie Rice. This will be an interactive session and we'll each be tackling a different aspect of resilience. I'll be talking about workplace rituals and the link to resilience. The definition of resilience is the ability to bounce back from difficult situations. … [Read more...]
Burnout, Resilience and Nonprofits: The Latest Research, Trend, and Insights
My book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit, was published a month before the presidential election. In the wake of some of the most stressful times for nonprofits and activists that I work with, many are seeking out ways to reduce burnout, practice self-care and build empathetic relationships and supportive policies in the workplace. Here’s what to watch in 2019: Building a culture of wellbeing in the nonprofit workplace is more popular than ever: Organizational culture has become your nonprofit’s … [Read more...]
Stop Sleeping with Your Iphone
In the Happy Healthy Nonprofit, one important area that we focus on are the pillars of self-care which begins with getting good quality sleep. This healthy habit sets the stage for you to incorporate other self-care routines that we describe in our book. One surefire way to ruin your sleep is to use your mobile phone as an alarm clock. Why? According to scientific research, reading a tablet or mobile phone with its backlit display in bed can make it harder to fall asleep and your sleep … [Read more...]
Modern Wellbeing: Infographic from Kaleido Insights
This infographic is titled "Modern Wellbeing" was created by Jeremiah Owyang and his business partner Jessica Groopman from Kaleido Insights. The infographic synthesizes an extensive research project to look at the intersection of health, wellbeing, and technology. I first met Jeremiah in 2005 through the blogosphere and the early days of social media. We have followed parallel paths and interests of technology and wellbeing, but I've been focused on the nonprofit community and Jeremiah in the … [Read more...]
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