You're listening to this because you want to grow as a leader.

One way to do that is to be aware of your mindset.

Having the right mindset, or perspective, can motivate us to grow and improve.

But having the "wrong" mindset can lead to the opposite of growth.

One limited mindset I see in humanitarian and development supervisors is when they tell themselves "they already know" something.

We've all been there as a humanitarian or development leader.

You have a meeting with your team, or community, or implementing partner, and you think you've agreed on what to do next.

You come back a week later, and find out... nothing has been done!

Why is that?

The more responsibility we take for our team, the community, government, implementing partner (or even your kids!) not taking act...

What would you love to accomplish beyond what's in your job description?

Not the "have to do" but the "WANT to do".

Something that if you accomplished it, you would be so proud - and would make lasting impact on your team and beyond.

Many of the leaders I work with have not thought about this.

At least not intentionally.

In this episode, I give you some ideas of what it looks like to go ...

It amazes me how common it is to have a toxic boss in the humanitarian sector.  Unfortunately these toxic supervisors drive talented people out of the organization and do more harm than good.  If you are one of those suffering with a toxic boss, this episode is for you.  I share how to survive in this situation based on what's worked for me in the past and for others I've coached.  

What will make you successful at creating an independent, proactive team?

Based on hundreds of hours of observation, I have come up with three components.

I call them the Trust Triangle.

The first is trust in your own ability (self-confidence), the second is trust in your team and the third is trust in your organization.

In this episode we discuss why trust in your organization may preven...

Last week we discussed how it is essential to trust ourselves (self-confidence) before we can trust others.

This week as part of the Trust Triangle I am introducing the importance of trusting your team.

If you don't trust your team, how can you empower them?

You won't.

So how do you know if you trust your team?

There are a few ways to know - and they may not be what you think.

They may ...

Empower your team to do better work.

Sounds great, right?

So why don't more humanitarian and development leaders do it?

It has to do with our trust levels.

In order to lead in an empowering way and create a more inclusive environment, we need three essential components.

It's what I call the Trust Triangle.

We need to trust in ourselves (self-confidence), trust in our team and trust in our...

It's important to recognize how much we have accomplished and milestones along the way in our leadership journey.

Today I am celebrating episode 250 with a special guest, Mark Peter Notaras.  We discuss some recent achievements we have both accomplished, and the importance of recognizing how far we have come.

Mark Peter Notaras was on episode 7 and now is back to share the handover of the T...

Many of us underestimate how much our values influence how we feel and show up as leaders.

How can you tell if you are not aligned with your values?

You may feel stressed, frustrated or demotivated.

When you understand your values and make decisions to prioritize them, you can become motivated, inspired and excited.

I have seen it many times working with leaders - how simply understanding...

We all have times where we procrastinate and put off doing something.

Have you ever thought about why?

At a simple level it has to do with avoiding a feeling we are having.

For example, we feel overwhelm, or anxious or afraid when we think about doing something, and so we choose to do something else.

Recently I found a simple thing you can do when planning your week that will reduce the cha...