Leadership Lessons Learned During an Unexpected Crisis - the Outbreak of Civil War in South Sudan
Everyone has one or more moments in their life they will never forget where they were or what they were doing when an unexpected event took place. For me it was a typical hot sticky evening in South ...
31 Jul 202343min
How to Avoid Burnout
Burnout is an ongoing topic of discussion in the humanitarian and development sectors. Like others I am always seeking ways to help aid workers avoid burnout. Recently I came across a webinar by Marcu...
24 Jul 202313min
Three Essential Components to Empower Your Team - Part Three
What will make you successful at creating an independent, proactive team? Based on hundreds of hours of observation, I have come up with three components. I call them the Trust Triangle. The first is ...
17 Jul 202316min
Three Essential Components to Empower Your Team - Part Two
Last week we discussed how it is essential to trust ourselves (self-confidence) before we can trust others. This week as part of the Trust Triangle I am introducing the importance of trusting your tea...
10 Jul 202315min
Three Essential Components to Empower Your Team - Part One
Empower your team to do better work. Sounds great, right? So why don't more humanitarian and development leaders do it? It has to do with our trust levels. In order to lead in an empowering way and cr...
3 Jul 202315min
How to Continuously Improve as a Leader
If you're listening to this, you probably are interested in growing as a leader. So how can you grow continuously and become a better leader? This is what I share in this week's episode - the kinds of...
26 Jun 202316min
The Importance of Recognizing How Far We've Come
It's important to recognize how much we have accomplished and milestones along the way in our leadership journey. Today I am celebrating episode 250 with a special guest, Mark Peter Notaras. We discu...
20 Jun 202341min
How to Strengthen Your Relationship with Your Team
Successful leaders have strong relationships with their teams. When your team feels you value them and trust them, they will want to help you succeed. When they win, you win. So how can you build a st...
12 Jun 202314min
