Dangers of Microstress: What is Microstress, and Why is it Dangerous for Community Leaders?
Microstresses can take a toll on community leaders' mental and physical health. Learn strategies you can take to avoid these pitfalls.
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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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- Mar 30
- 3 min
What Every Leader Needs to know about Human Skills
Learn how to reach your potential by becoming a better human.
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- Feb 21
- 3 min
Is your nonprofit worried about retention? Try these strategies for burnout prevention
Increase retention by using these strategies to prevent burnout.
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- 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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- 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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- Jan 24
- 3 min
How time management skills can be the most powerful step to prevent burnout
One of the primary causes of burnout is time scarcity. Use these time management strategies to take control of your time.
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- Dec 8, 2022
- 3 min
Anxiety is a Habit, and Habits can be Broken
Just to be clear, I am not a psychiatrist or a psychologist, but I have talked to plenty and read many of the books (even excerpts of the...
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- 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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- Sep 29, 2022
- 3 min
Write down everything you do
(and learn to spend more time doing what is important and fun!) My sister in law recently told me that she used to be able to remember...
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- Sep 16, 2022
- 2 min
Stop working so much, and start a hobby!
The human brain can only focus for a max of 4-5 hours a day. Before the industrial revolution, work took a much smaller focus of people's...
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- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
You want to be more productive? Try doing nothing.
The Japanese call it Boketto or 'gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking about anything specific'. The Italians call it Dolce...
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- Aug 31, 2022
- 2 min
How moving makes you happier: Happiness Happens Challenge Day 31
Movement releases dopamine in our brains which is the hormone connected with extreme pleasure
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