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Tag Archives: honesty
The right time
There is a right time to have that direct, elephant-in-the-room conversation with a respected colleague. The one where you say out loud what both you and she have been thinking. That time is now. Right now. Today. Conversations swirl around … Continue reading
What you do, how you got here, what you think
I’m constantly amazed, when hearing people formally present their ideas, by the balance of where they spend their time. It’s immeasurably safer to catalogue your credentials, your track record, and the path that brought us to today. Unfortunately, we can … Continue reading
The open 360
I recently participated in a powerful, surprising, and very positive experience of open communication and feedback. The idea was simple and a bit terrifying: bring a team together and have, one-by-one, an in-person, open 360-degree feedback conversation about each member … Continue reading
The emotional chasm
“Fundraising is all about relationships,” we say. Sure. And then we churn through lists and count the level of activity for members of our team (how many calls, how many meetings, etc.), because actually measuring relationships and whether they’re being … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising
Tagged courage, emotional connection, fundraising, honesty, resource mobilization, vulnerability, Work
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Too busy to do the scary stuff
We have to give ourselves credit – we don’t hide from the hard, scary things in obvious ways. We get creative, and do things that look similar enough to important stuff that we can fool ourselves. For example: Yesterday I … Continue reading
Pictures and Frames
Here’s an idea pilfered (with permission) from my friend Jennifer. It turns out that when people go to museums, they spend up to 10 times as much of their time reading the blurbs next to the artwork as they spend … Continue reading
Posted in Change
Tagged Change, communication, connection, honesty, mission, nonprofits, vision
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