On Being Grateful for Thinking
It’s almost Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and I’m grateful for “thinking.” Have you ever felt like you’ve stepped on the hamster wheel of life? Everything is simply coming at you, fast and furious, whether you want it to or not! If you step off, you’ll...
2023 Reflection & Q4 Actions
October is a month that always creeps up on me. Maybe it’s because Halloween is this month and there are always a lot of creepy critters and sometimes scary things just waiting to jump out and say, “BOO!” It is also the first month of the last quarter of the year. My...
The Power of a Team: Nonprofit Capacity-Building in Action
I was inspired to write about capacity-building after attending a recent nonprofit conference. The conference focused on what infrastructure is needed for nonprofits to be more sustainable and have a more significant impact. I was surprised by what seemed to be...
Cameras On or Off: When Does It Matter?
For the last few years, I’ve watched and participated in conversations about whether to ask participants to turn their cameras on during a meeting or workshop. Recently, I conducted a virtual training session where almost no one had their cameras on. During this...
