My father, the Rev. Dr. John D. Erickson, was the CEO of two large organizations, one of which was an international non-profit. He mentored me, and gave me a lot of great advice on leadership and management – all of […]
Mark C. Crowley, a Twitter “colleague” of mine, recently tweeted this: Have the #courage to weed out employees who make everyone around them miserable. Let go of the non-collaborators & employees no one trusts. In truth, there’s much #heart in […]
Collaboration among team members helps move an organization forward and make it more effective in reaching its goals. However, many people lack the skills and attitudes that make collaboration possible and effective. Changing an organizational culture to foster collaboration requires […]
“Better, smarter, faster.” “Give, teach, enable.” “Just say yes.” “Say yes differently.” Each of these phrases guided City Harvest’s work at different times of my 11 year tenure as Executive Director. Each pithy phrase naturally grew out of strategic and operational […]
After a sea change moment many years ago, I came to realize that having positive, affirming and appreciative relationships with my colleagues would produce consistently excellent results. I talked the other day with someone who worked at Goldman Sachs for […]
I’ve come to believe there are two kinds of people in the work world: those who believe there is a limited pie and those who believe in making a bigger pie. Limited Pie people believe there is a pie that […]
The tide is turning. As the economy stabilizes and hiring increases, employers of all kinds are losing the hiring advantage they’ve had since 2008. For 8+ years, it was a buyer’s market. Employers, including non-profits, became very picky about who […]
Maybe it’s time for employers to look at their side of the employee engagement equation. Employee engagement is a term I see quite a bit now. Studies suggest that engaged employees boost company profitability, so there are many suggestions about […]
I just talked with the outgoing Executive Director of a non-profit who’s worried about one of her younger staff members at the Director-level. She’s concerned that this young woman will quit because the conditions of the job are changing and […]
Last night, I led a workshop for women (and 1 man) who are looking for their “right fit” job. The discussion yielded solid consensus on one thing: there is not too much acknowledgement and appreciation in the workplace today. Around […]
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