Task Management that's Easy and Effective
The last thing you need is a task management system so complex you have to have another system to manage it. In this episode I share four tips (and a few bonus ones) on how to create a task managemen...
30 Sep 201921min
Stop Being Inconsistent and Start Aligning Your Values with Your Actions in Aid Work
How consistent are your team's actions with your organization's values in international development? Many of us think we are "walking our talk" but then we observe two vehicles going to the same comm...
23 Sep 201924min
How to Position Yourself for that Next Proposal without Sounding Needy
We all have encountered one of those annoying suck-ups during meetings whose only agenda is to get the attention of a donor so they can receive more funding. I never wanted to be one of "those" peopl...
16 Sep 201921min
The Power of Perspective and Why It's Important in Aid Work
"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." -- Marcus Aurelius Our reality is our perspective, and so changing our perspective can mean changing ...
2 Sep 201920min
The Power of Coaching: Three Inspirational Stories from the Ground
Today's episode is a little different - it covers three stories, two of my former direct reports and one colleague, who all experienced changes in their work and lives due to coaching. I hope their s...
26 Aug 201931min
A Mindset Shift for More Impactful Conversations
In international development we often hear about the importance of human centered design, and how it can make projects more sustainable by serving what a community really needs. So what about human c...
19 Aug 201918min
How to Have Focused Conversations with Your Direct Reports that Drive Results
We all know how it goes as leaders in aid work. We have the best of intentions on having focused conversations around our direct reports' professional development or helping them with problem solving...
12 Aug 201915min
The Right and Wrong Way to Coach Someone
Coaching is becoming more recognized in international development as a powerful leadership methodology that when used properly will help your direct reports develop professionally, realize their goals...
5 Aug 201914min
