I wish you a very happy and healthy 2019! I had a great holiday break, although unfortunately I got sick. And while illness isn't the most energizing start of a new year, I kept replaying the words from the ballon song in the new Mary Poppins movie, "there is no place to go but up." Rituals are intentional small, tangible acts done routinely and carry meaning. Rituals have been performed for centuries and are an important part of human history. Rituals can also be used by professionals to … [Read more...] about 3 New Year's Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals to Build Resilience
Leadership
The Nonprofit Book We've Been Waiting Four Years To Read Is Finally Here: New Power
Back in November, 2014, Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans published an article about “New Power” in the Harvard Business Review that caught my eye. The concepts around connectivity and leadership were synergistic with the concept of networked leadership that Allison Fine and I wrote about in the Networked Nonprofit, published in several years before. The article caught fire - not only in nonprofit and philanthropy circles - but also business, government, and beyond. Today, after several years of … [Read more...] about The Nonprofit Book We've Been Waiting Four Years To Read Is Finally Here: New Power
Does Your Nonprofit Suffer from Fire Drill Culture?
Last week, I was honored to do several workshops hosted by the Fund for Santa Barbara on how nonprofits can link a culture of well being to outcomes based on my book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. The workshop includes a facilitated process based on the "World Cafe" method where participants work in small groups to discuss the challenges in the workplace and how to address them. They capture their discussion by taking notes on the "tablecloths," (in this … [Read more...] about Does Your Nonprofit Suffer from Fire Drill Culture?
How Nonprofit Professionals Can Manage Workplace Stress Triggers
This week I facilitated a Happy Healthy Nonprofit workshop for nonprofit professionals hosted by CVNL in Marin County. Before focusing on workplace strategies and culture change, participants go through some reflective exercises, including taking the nonprofit burnout assessment, identifying stress triggers and reactions before creating a self-care plan. As a group, I have participants take an online poll, answering the questions, "What are your workplace stress triggers?" As the word … [Read more...] about How Nonprofit Professionals Can Manage Workplace Stress Triggers
How Much Is Nonprofit Workplace Stress Self-Inflicted?
Last week I facilitated a workshop on the Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Linking Nonprofit High Performance to Wellbeing in Santa Cruz hosted by the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. Part of the workshop included an assessment and reflection about the causes of stress in the nonprofit workplace. I had participants use an online polling app to type in their answers and the combined responses generate a word cloud. The word "Perfectionism" was the most frequent response. It made me wonder … [Read more...] about How Much Is Nonprofit Workplace Stress Self-Inflicted?
