I had the privilege to join Symposia Labs as part of their #continuechange virtual summit helping nonprofit leaders navigate fundraising and marketing during #covid19. We discussed the Power of Listening and why it is essential when engaging your audiences, including your donors.
Topics: process consulting, leadership development, Fundraising, nonprofit, stakeholder engagement
The Society for Process Consulting, the credentialing body teaching the practice of process consulting, offers us a working definition:
Topics: process consulting, executive coaching, strategic planning, leadership development, Fundraising, nonprofit, stakeholder engagement
As I work with my nonprofit clients and connect with so many organizational leaders in the last couple weeks, they are working countless hours trying to make the best decisions they can in the middle of a crisis. They are tired, stretched thin, uncertain of the future, and faced with difficult decisions that impact the lives of their stakeholders and staff in real ways.
Topics: process consulting, executive coaching, leadership development, nonprofit
With so much change happening and the disruption of our daily lives, the adrenaline of the moment will carry you for a long time. New routines, new demands, and change will naturally bring a flood of emotions, both positive and negative.
Soon, if it hasn't happened already, you will hit your wall, or it will hit you. You may not see it coming, but when it hits, here are 5 responses to help you process your emotions and work through the experience.
Topics: executive coaching, leadership development
I’m scared. We are all scared. It’s natural to be scared and anxious when faced with an unprecedented situation. Some of us joke about it. Some people buy toilet paper (guilty). Some people share a ton of information and become overnight medical experts. We all respond in different ways when faced with uncertainty and a disruption of this magnitude.
I was talking with my brother, a local middle school math teacher, last week about how he plans to invest his time now that school is out of session for 3 weeks in the state of Michigan. He wasn’t sure what was going to happen but had some ideas for ways he could use this time to innovate his teaching to help his students. We are seeing this type of innovation on a global scale as major industries shift to address the needs of their "customers".
Topics: executive coaching, leadership development
