Listen up! Are you letting these barriers derail your listening skills?

Want to learn more about how you can improve your listening skills? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here. Think of a time when you were in a conversation and you felt truly...

Managing multiple locations: How to keep all employees engaged

For any organization, developing an expedient and efficient operational strategy is a primary concern. Then there’s the need to promote clear internal communication, an inclusive environment and to ensure the whole team is on board with the mission. These objectives...

How play can improve creativity and trust in the workplace: An interview with Sheena Greer

Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today I am so pleased...

When passion for work goes too far: How to avoid burnout

Every day we want to do the best we can for the people we serve. We jump in and help our coworkers. We step up and take on responsibilities just because things need to get done. We work long hours...

The most important training to give yourself this year

Want to learn more about how to boost your confidence? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here!  Many of you will have a list of professional development events that you are scheduled to...

From one millennial to another: Four tips for millennial leaders

My name is Leanne. I’m a lot of things and apparently, at least according to the media, one thing in particular: I’m a millennial. Depending on the source, a millennial is a person who is born after 1980 and before...

How to avoid working for a bully at your next nonprofit job

There’s definitely something to the saying that people don’t leave bad organizations — they leave bad bosses. Good management is a key factor in both recruitment and retention. Knowing that job seekers always want to work for a great boss,...

When the charitable sector lacks charity: Bullying in the nonprofit workplace

Surely, we tell ourselves, surely everyone who works in the charitable sector must be...charitable. We read frightening statistics about Canadian workplaces: nearly half of Canadians report having experienced one or more acts of workplace harassment at least once a week...

The invisible thing that holds you back at work: An interview with Marc Pitman

Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today I'm interviewing Marc...

Virtual collaboration superheroes and answers to your webinar questions

  This article is a follow-up to last month’s webinar, Virtual Collaboration for Volunteer Managers and Boards of Directors. It features your answers to one of my questions, and my answers to some of yours, as you recorded them in...