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Be Curious, Not Critical: The Leadership Shift That Changes Everything

When a leader moves from critique to curiosity, people don't just perform better—they feel safer, braver, and more invested. The work becomes a shared endeavor, not a performance people fear getting wrong.

December 11, 20254 min read

Leadership

Restorative Time: The Leader's Real Renewable Resource

Rest doesn't always restore us. In a world that feels increasingly noisy, demanding, and dysregulated, we don't just need rest. We need restorative time—time that returns us to ourselves.

November 26, 20253 min read

Operations

Standing Out by Showing Up: The Lost Art of Responsiveness

Being responsive isn't just polite anymore. It's rare. And in a world where responsiveness is rare, it's also powerful. A simple acknowledgment immediately sets you apart.

November 5, 20253 min read

Leadership

When Accountability Goes Too Far — Choosing the Right Battles

Accountability can go too far. Instead of building trust and clarity, it becomes a game of 'gotcha.' True accountability isn't about catching mistakes—it's about learning, adapting, and moving forward.

October 30, 20252 min read

Leadership

Accountability — The Backbone of Nonprofit Leadership

Without accountability, even the best strategy falls flat. Passion without accountability is like a car without steering—it might move, but it won't go where you need it to.

October 23, 20252 min read

Fundraising

The Future of Nonprofit Funding: Creativity Over Complacency

The nonprofit sector is heading into another storm. Too often, nonprofits try to ride it out with the same tried playbook. But it doesn't work that way anymore.

October 2, 20252 min read

Operations

The Power of Responsiveness: Why Communication Matters in Nonprofits

Too often, emails sit in inboxes unread and phone calls go unreturned because we are busy saving the world. But failed communication can have a much larger price than we should be willing to pay.

September 25, 20253 min read

Leadership

From "Trauma" to "Stuck"

When we casually apply trauma to everything uncomfortable, we risk diluting its meaning. Most of us aren't traumatized—we're stuck. And if you're stuck, you can become unstuck.

September 15, 20253 min read

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