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 ...

Has your organization returned to five days in the office?

If so, how was the reasoning behind it communicated to you?

Or maybe you made the decision for your team.

I have been hearing more and more of organizations going back to the five days in the office work week.

There is nothing wrong with that, but it seems that also the majority of people I've talked to don't fully understand what...

There are certain behaviors that over time have become acceptable and part of being a successful leader.

These include working long hours, sacrificing relationships and even sacrificing our own health.

Part of this problem is that the leaders that are named "successful" by society (especially in the western world) are actually following these same toxic behaviors.

In this episode I share...

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.  

When we plan our Development Plans for the year, and we want to be stronger in a certain area, we usually assume we need a training.

And that may be partially true.

But training alone does not guarantee action.

Have you ever wondered why your team member attends a training on how to be an amazing presenter, and then still does not want to present?

Or maybe they learn how to have a difficu...

Sometimes we get lost in the busyness of our day, and we forget what leadership really is.

True leadership is not about using our power to make others follow our commands.

True leadership is about inspiring and motivating others to WANT to follow us.

How do we do that?

In this episode, we review what it means to lead, and how to know when we are leading versus doing something else, and the ...

When you are coaching or learning to coach your team to better performance, you want to do it well.

I see this with my students when they first start learning how to coach.

They know they need to ask a series of questions to help their team think through their own problem.

And so they want to know which is the RIGHT question to ask?

What questions are the right questions?

In this episode I...

Burnout is an ongoing topic of discussion in the humanitarian and development sectors.

Like others I am always seeking ways to help aid workers avoid burnout.

Recently I came across a webinar by Marcus Buckingham in which he spoke of how certain people effectively avoid burnout.

And I wanted to share the takeaways with you.

With a humanitarian lense, of course.

You can start avoiding bur...

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 ...