Listening
I was halfway through writing a different blog when I picked up Andrew McMaster’s new book, Listening Without Agenda. It’s a cold Sunday afternoon on… Read More »Listening
Reflection
Wonderfully irrational people
You may have read about the passing of Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist and Nobel Prize winning economist. His work—and the larger field expanding what we… Read More »Wonderfully irrational people
Life and death and everything in between
I aim to write once a month, sharing tips, tools, and insights at the intersection of adult learning and nonprofits. I apologize that I missed… Read More »Life and death and everything in between
Take time to define the words that matter
In 2021, Anne Wallestad wrote “The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership.” In 2022, Hubert Joly wrote the HBR article “5 Principles of Purposeful Leadership.”… Read More »Take time to define the words that matter
Thinking out loud about learning across time
How do we apply lessons from the past to make progress in the future when things in the present keep evolving? I’ve been thinking about… Read More »Thinking out loud about learning across time
I got your back.
Robbie Kellman Baxter, in her book The Forever Transaction, poses an interesting question to organizations and associations: what is your forever promise? Think about the… Read More »I got your back.
One year in: Reflections
I have officially been working as a consultant for one year. It was not my original plan to start a new consulting practice at the… Read More »One year in: Reflections
Move the needle.
The question “What do you want to move the needle on?” invites us to think about our bigger vision. It focuses us, and that kind of focus is what nonprofits need as we try to make a bigger difference with fewer resources.
Change is going to take a change
Nonprofits, like society in general, have faced incredible disruption over the past six months. Their day-to-day work has been impacted by a global pandemic, racial… Read More »Change is going to take a change
“The future is something we build in the present.”
Brazilian educator and sociologist Paulo Freire wrote in Pedagogy of Hope: “Through the process of reflection, individuals may become conscious of the realities other than… Read More »“The future is something we build in the present.”
Courage. Coragem.
Two weeks ago, nonprofit and community leaders gathered together in Yakima, Washington, to work in teams on hard issues. In several different conversations, people used… Read More »Courage. Coragem.
Reflections on a Graduation
My daughter graduates from high school this week. Nearly 18 years anticipating what she will become, and now she is. It seems like just yesterday… Read More »Reflections on a Graduation