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 ...

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...

If you're listening to this, you probably are interested in growing as a leader.

So how can you grow continuously and become a better leader?

This is what I share in this week's episode - the kinds of questions you can ask yourself that will help you keep growing and improving, so you can make the impact you want.

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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...

Successful leaders have strong relationships with their teams.

When your team feels you value them and trust them, they will want to help you succeed.

When they win, you win.

So how can you build a strong relationship?

It starts with strong communication.

Learn more in this week's episode on how certain communication skills (especially listening) can make the difference between building ...

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...

What makes us give up when we want to learn something new?

We start out really motivated.

We envision ourselves mastering the skill - dancing, budgeting, whatever it is.

And then we start applying it...

And we realize we have a long way to go to master this skill.

We see how far off we are - how it seems almost impossible to become a great singer or delegator or whatever.

And so we give...

If knowledge was the only thing preventing us from taking action, we would all be a lot healthier and manage our time better.

But that's not the way it works.

We know many things - like that we need to get more sleep.

But knowing doesn't mean we will get more sleep.

Before we are able to take action, we need to better understand the being part.

That is, how is my identity helping me or hin...