Humility Is Empowerment
Are you humble? And if you say you're humble---does that make you not humble? We may think we are being humble with our teams. But many aid worker leaders (myself included) have come to define our val...
10 Apr 202311min
Doing It Wrong to Do It Right
Have you ever learned a new skill and did it perfectly the first time? Probably not... at least if it's a skill like learning a language, riding a bike or delegating to your team. Even though it is al...
3 Apr 202313min
How to Gain Control Over Your Time - Part Two
Last week we looked at how to become aware of how we are using our time through conducting a Time Audit 2.0 (looking at both activities and energy level). Now that you know how you currently use your...
27 Mars 202317min
How to Gain Control Over Your Time - Part One
"Every action you take is a vote for the person you wish to become." - James Clear, Atomic Habits This quote captures the topic of today perfectly. That is, if you compound your actions on a daily or...
20 Mars 202315min
How to Become a Better Problem Solver
Our entire career as a leader - and in fact, our entire personal life as well - is a measure of how well we solve problems. The better we are at solving problems, the more we advance. The more we are...
13 Mars 202323min
Best Practices When Using Coaching for Development Planning
The more you empower your team to come up with their own Development Plans, the more likely they are to take action. And that is really the whole point, right? In this episode I share four powerful q...
27 Feb 202323min
How a "Coach Approach" Greatly Increased the Impact of Her Work with Inonge Wina-Chinyama
It always amazes me to see how my students incorporate coaching in their work. At the time of this interview guest Inonge Wina-Chinyama was a Senior Advisor for MSI Zambia in the areas of youth and d...
13 Feb 202325min
Tips to Plan Your Week that Will Help You Take Action
The words you use when planning your week matter. It may not seem like a big thing - but depending on how you are phrasing things in your calendar or to do list, you can end up procrastinating or not ...
30 Jan 202318min
