Are You Doing it Right? Two Lessons from my Coaching Course for Aid Workers
I am excited to share with you two lessons from the first level of my digital coaching course, The Aid Worker's Guide to Successful Coaching 101. After experiencing these two lessons my students' mos...
24 Touko 202118min
You Don't Need to Know It All to be a Caring Leader in International Development
As supervisors in international development it is easy to forget that we don't need to know all the answers. When our teams come to us with problems, our instinct or habit may be to tell them how to ...
17 Touko 20218min
How to Localize Leadership Positions in the Humanitarian Context
Recently I attended the Humanitarian Leadership Conference administered by the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership. There was a lot of talk of localizing leadership positions, and the desire expressed...
10 Touko 202114min
Challenges Your Field Staff May Be Having with Your Leadership with Hiba Al-Mhammad, Humanitarian Leader
If you're listening to this podcast, then you probably care about if your field staff feel valued. But as leaders, there are always blindspots, or areas we do not see or even know to look for that co...
3 Touko 202134min
Not My Fault
Have you ever sat down with your team to discuss what went wrong with a donor visit or presentation, only to find everyone blaming each other and getting defensive? In this episode I provide a quick...
26 Huhti 20215min
Making Better Decisions as an Aid Worker Leader
Are you making the best decisions for yourself and your team? We all want to become more caring and understanding leaders. The thing is, we are also only human, and our emotions can sometimes cloud o...
19 Huhti 20216min
Is It Happening to You or Because of You?
How much control do you have over your life? Probably more than you think. Many of us tend to give control over to others or our circumstances rather than take responsibility for our decisions. You m...
12 Huhti 20218min
What's Your Story?
It's easy to forget that most of what we call "reality" is actually a story. A story we make up about ourselves and others. So what's the story you're telling yourself - and how is it impacting your...
5 Huhti 202110min
