Why You're Not Achieving Your Goals for the Year - Part One
It's that time of the year again --- goal setting time! Maybe you're excited about that, and maybe you're not. But really, apart from being exciting in terms of thinking of the possibilities of achi...
7 Dec 202011min
What Successful Mentoring Looks Like
Mentoring is a growing trend in the humanitarian and international development space. Finding the right mentor and establishing a healthy relationship can be beneficial to both mentor and mentee-- if...
30 Nov 202044min
What You as a Leader Can Do About Structural Racism in Development Work
I know many of us have been discussing structural racism in development work, and how much the development world is contributing toward neocolonialism. But what can we as leaders and individuals do t...
23 Nov 202048min
How to Stop Negative Thinking Before It's Too Late
As a leader, you create what you allow. This means you are responsible for your team's performance and the impact that results. But are you responsible for the way your team thinks? YES!!! As a mat...
16 Nov 202023min
Money and the Limiting Beliefs that Can Limit Your Income
Money is an exchange in the form of paper or more commonly digital transactions. But if money is just paper or zero's on a screen, why does it bring up so many strong feelings? And why is it that so...
9 Nov 202017min
Common Salary Negotiation Scenarios and How to Get What You Want and Deserve
Salary negotiations - not easy, and yet so important. There are so many things I wish I had known as an aid worker when transitioning in my career and negotiating salary--- but unfortunately I learne...
2 Nov 202051min
Tips for Development Workers on Working Remotely
Many of us are still working remotely either part or full time, and it can be quite challenging! All the distractions of working at home, near family and unsupervised, can make it difficult to feel p...
26 Okt 202012min
Best Practices for Leaders as First Responders to an Emergency
What's the first thing you do when you know you're going to be deployed to respond to an emergency? What do you do once you arrive on site? What should you consider when working with an implementing...
19 Okt 202046min
