Aid for Aid Workers Leadership Podcast

We've all been there.  You have an amazing meeting with your team, and can't wait to see the progress you've made by your next meeting!  The next meeting comes and.... nothing.  No progress.  And no p...

29 Maalis 202112min

We may have the best of intentions while coaching our team.  But coaching can be counter productive if not done correctly - and with my students there are three mistakes in particular that are worth n...

22 Maalis 20219min

The word "coaching" certainly has a lot of definitions these days.  One of the most common misuses of the word "coaching" is for a type I am calling "checklist coaching."  This form of coaching is usu...

15 Maalis 202110min

We all want to be successful.  But what is success really, and how will you know when you have it? Today I share some ways to think about success that maybe you haven't considered and how you can star...

8 Maalis 202111min

If your team is not reaching your team goals, it could be for a simple reason.... they understand the goals, but not how to work together as a team.  In other words, they need operating values. I have...

1 Maalis 202115min

There are a lot of INGO's and UN Agencies that claim to strengthen local civil society organizations, with the goal that local partner organizations can eventually become independent.  But how often d...

22 Helmi 202116min

We all have stories we tell ourselves about our work and lives.  For example, the story you tell yourself about why you didn't get that donor funding.  Or the story about your relationship with your t...

15 Helmi 202111min

If you're like me, it helps to hear what something looks like in practice over just reading questions on a page.  In this bonus episode the Licensed Mental Health Counselor Kathleen Joseph shares one ...

12 Helmi 202113min