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Becoming and Growing Better Humans
I blog about the systems and behaviors that help humans work and live better so nonprofits can maximize their impact in saving the world!
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How to manage stress
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How to manage time
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How to manage people
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How to set up learning systems
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How to engage and retain employees
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- Apr 12
- 3 min
Beyond Performance Metrics: How Relational Leadership Can Transform Your Workplace Culture
Learn how to shift from transactional to relational leader and build authentic relationships with your team to unlock their full potential.
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- Apr 5
- 5 min
3 Mistakes Nonprofit Leaders Make About Training
Uncover the top 3 mistakes nonprofit leaders make in training staff & volunteers. Learn how to avoid them & boost your effectiveness.
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Cordes
- Feb 28
- 4 min
What impactful nonprofits do differently
There are 4 traits that the most impactful organizations have, and you can implement them all with learning.
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Cordes
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Why do leaders need to understand burnout?
Learn to recognize and prevent burnout by focusing on your humans before your KPIs.
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Cordes
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Mission-Driven Leaders
What do these three have in common? A lot! Chances are, if you serve in an organization with a social-impact mission, you have some...
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Cordes
- Feb 2
- 2 min
What Does Burnout Feel Like?
Burnout is a word we throw around a lot. Like most mental health terms, we may misuse it in our daily conversations. However, burnout is...
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Cordes
- Jan 12
- 4 min
Why slowing down is the real key to productivity.
Learn how slowing down help you work and live better.
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Cordes
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
America is not well, and the prescription is to prioritize well-being at work
This topic has become quite personal to me in the last two years as I have had 2 children suffering from suicidal ideation (thinking...
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Cordes
- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
Set up your organization for success by simplifying learning in 3 steps
If you enable your humans to integrate learning into their workflows, your organization will be ready to face challenges.
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Cordes
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
Help your employees grow through effective feedback in performance reviews
We have all suffered through performance reviews, and most of us view them as a necessary evil. Research has found that the vast majority...
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Cordes
- Oct 20, 2022
- 3 min
You really want to get to the root of the problem? Ask why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
The idea was not to stop at the first why you arrive at but to keep asking why (like a child) to get to the root of the problem
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