Using Coaching to Increase Staff Wellbeing
What's a very effective and often overlooked way to increase staff wellbeing? Allowing them space to talk about things that are important to them, and asking questions to help them move forward. In ...
20 Sep 202115min
Maintaining Organizational Culture Despite Working Remotely in the Humanitarian Sector
The past few years have brought many changes - one of which is remote work. I know several supervisors who have not met their teams in person, and still don't know when that will happen! So since we ...
6 Sep 202141min
Overcoming Perfectionism as a Humanitarian Worker
We all sometimes have perfectionist tendencies. Most humanitarians want to do great work! However, when this desire to do great work makes us more stressed, prevents us from turning things in and ke...
30 Aug 202115min
A Proven Team Feedback Mechanism that Eliminates Gossip and Increases Engagement
How open is the communication with your team? Do they say everything that's on their mind, or are there certain things which turn into gossip and you hear second or third hand? From my experience, ...
23 Aug 202144min
The Leader's Role in Promoting Wellbeing in Humanitarian Work
Wellbeing is a big topic of the humanitarian world these days, and rightfully so. I mean, why is it an organization which specializes in helping people find it so difficult to help its own staff? My ...
16 Aug 202144min
Helpful Versus Unhelpful Learning in Humanitarian Work
If you're listening to this podcast, chances are you enjoy learning. And that alone is not a bad thing. But when learning becomes a distraction or way to procrastinate, or even overwhelming, it can ...
9 Aug 202110min
How to Feel Better About Your Work in the Humanitarian Sector
We all have those days in humanitarian work. The ones where you're not motivated to do anything. When you feel like nothing is going your way. When you want to quit. These up's and down's are norma...
2 Aug 202119min
Four Common Misuses of Email and How to Fix Them
I remember when I sent my first email. I waited in excitement as the dial tone sounded, and the email I just typed blinked from my outbox... such a magical moment! Since then, email has become more o...
26 Jul 202123min
