Five Things I Would Definitely Do Again As a Leader - Part Two
Over the last few weeks I have had some time to reflect over the struggles I had as a humanitarian leader in Timor and what was effective in overcoming these struggles. In this episode I share three o...
18 Nov 201818min
Five Things I Would Definitely Do Again As A Leader - Part One
So I am back from my break and transition to Kenya, which has already provided some interesting animal encounters! During this break I have had some time to reflect on some of the most effective thing...
4 Nov 201816min
How to Make the Impression You Want
First impressions count. But second, third and ongoing impressions also count--- especially when we are interacting with donors, community members, in government meetings or with our supervisor. Of co...
12 Aug 201834min
How to Promote Dignity Within Our Teams
As development leaders we may think it is a given we are promoting dignity within our teams - I mean, we work for humanitarian organizations, of course we promote dignity, right? In today's episode T...
29 Jul 201832min
Five Obstacles I Wish I Had Overcome As A Leader - Part Two
To receive Supplemental Sundays bi-weekly email please sign up here! This week is part two of a two part series I am doing on reflecting on my work and lessons learned in Timor as I transition out of ...
15 Jul 201824min
Five Obstacles I Wish I Had Overcome As A Leader - Part One
To receive Supplemental Sundays bi-weekly email please sign up here! I am excited for a big change in my life, but it signifies a big transition in terms of leaving Timor and an amazing team and a cou...
1 Jul 201824min
Get Rid of Those Monkeys! How to Delegate in the Aid Worker Context
The art of delegation in the humanitarian field can be challenging, considering the wide variety of backgrounds of those we manage. Perhaps you have heard of monkey management, a popular article from ...
17 Jun 201839min
Adaptive Management and How to Create a Learning Culture
We have a lot of jargon in our industry, and recently it is becoming more and more common for donors and organizations to talk about "learning cultures" and "adaptive management". But what does that ...
20 Mai 201832min
