What Your Team REALLY Wants with Feedback
The word "feedback" in the humanitarian and development context can create feelings of anxiety, fear and anger. And yet, your team says they want feedback. So what is it they REALLY want? Most likely ...
11 Mar 202416min
3 Main Leadership Styles: Advantages of Each and When to Use Them
The best leaders adapt their leadership style based on their team's needs. I like to think of the saying "wearing different hats" where one hat (way of leading) may be appropriate for one environment ...
4 Mar 202425min
Coachable versus Teachable Moments with Your Team and the Impact of Each
As a leader who wants to strengthen your team, sometimes you need to teach them, and sometimes you need to coach them. There is a time for each - either your team member needs information to take acti...
26 Feb 202414min
Making the Most of Performance Planning Conversations
It's that time of the year! If you're like many of the supervisors I know, you are probably delaying having them. Performance planning conversations! These conversations are one of the most importan...
19 Feb 202418min
Diversity and the Coach Approach
As a leader you influence the level of diversity on your team. Allowing greater diversity results in your team contributing ideas and more innovation. And greater contribution/ideas = greater impact. ...
12 Feb 202414min
Becoming a Better Leader and Leading at Every Level - The 2024 Women's Global Leadership Forum
There are many ways to lead in the international development and humanitarian sectors. Whether it's by using a coach approach leadership style or by mentoring others, there are many ways to demonstrat...
5 Feb 202433min
My Top 3 Lessons Learned in 2023 - Part Three of Three
How we spend our time each day directly relates to our likelihood of achieving our goals. If we spend our time on what I call "empty calorie tasks" we will probably not change or grow much. But if we ...
29 Jan 202415min
My Top 3 Lessons Learned in 2023 - Part Two of Three
Are you approaching work from a scarcity mentality or abundance mentality? A scarcity mentality leads to fear, stress and worry. An abundance mentality leads to calm, motivation and inspiration. Over ...
22 Jan 202412min
