The Great Resignation: What we know now
Are you seeing increased turnover at your org, and other people being asked to pick up the slack with no increase in pay? Do you wish you could work remote forever? Are you tired of people pretending that COVID is over when it really isn’t? Well, neither is the Great Resignation! The Great Resignation first […]
4 ways to stop being nice inside our nonprofits
What is wrong with being nice? Nice is keeping us stuck in toxic workplaces, when we don’t name our needs, in the name of being “nice.” Why do I say this? Look around! How many burnt out folks do you know? WHY are they so burnt out? Why do we see, year after year, people […]
This is one way to connect with your board
Is your team having a hard time? Are you? Are you wondering why going through the day-to-day just seems to be hard these days? Maybe it’s ambiguous loss. Lately I’ve been reading about and talking about ambiguous loss. What is that? According to Psychology Today, “While we’re trying to find ways to soothe ourselves and each […]
What I learned from one year of staying home
How was 2022 radically different? I spent one year staying home. It was radically different for me. While people attended conferences all over the country in 2022, I stayed still. When my family invited me to a giant party for my grandparents 90th, I had to say no. When people asked me to do in-person speaking […]
It’s ok if you don’t feel like working
If you don’t feel like working right now, you are not alone. This tiktok makes me hopeful that we'll end capitalism in our lifetime. pic.twitter.com/hlErP41m9Z — Black Midwife (@SassyE) January 28, 2023 This time of year in the northern hemisphere feels right to go inside, to feel, a dreaming time. How can you respect seasonal […]
9 Best Books of 2022
I read a lot. These are my 9 best books of 2022. And I’ll also give you a list of my favorite podcast episodes of this year, and also the books I haven’t gotten around to reading yet, but which are next on my list! Books I’m glad I read this year: 1. Rest is […]