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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

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Do you know where greater diversity in thought and attitude is needed and what type of people would complement the current mix of personalities? “The ability to understand and manage emotions of yourself and others is a critical life skill. It’s the style of the CEO and executive team that drives the governance and the culture.

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Why is Person First Language Important and 7 Ways You Can Start Using It Right Now

Whole Whale

We’re usually not taught to speak with person-first language. Person-first language is more inclusive of people with disabilities, centering someone’s humanity over their disability or condition. It may be a bit wordier, but it’s important to learn how to use person-first language and avoid its opposite, identity-first language.

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Move DEI Beyond Words

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If one or more of your directors is involved in diversity planning in their professional life, ask them to present to the group; Or invite a CEO and/or staff members from another association to tell their story. Develop Competence Collegiality and good intentions are ingredients for success, but attitude isn’t enough to go the distance.

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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

Classy

To prevent burnout from taking over your nonprofit’s culture, passion, and productivity, you have to understand it. We’re bringing that honest conversation right to you with some new voices with a passion for nonprofit culture and employee wellness. . How do you build a culture of resilience with mental health resources for nonprofits?

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When Culture is a Skill Set Leaders Reap Rewards—PCI Lives Their Values

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Organizations that treat culture like an impromptu party will see their “guests” leave early. Culture revolves around personalities and a positive environment depends on understanding the needs of individual players and their interaction as a team. Developing an agreed-upon language to describe those qualities.

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Light A Fire Under Your Business

Eric Jacobsen Blog

That's why I find the new book, Light A Fire Under Your Business: How to Build a Class 1 Corporate Culture Through Inspirational Leadership , so interesting. CPR for business creates a culture where people respond with a focused will-do attitude because they know that what they do is important, and doing their best always matters to someone.

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Measuring Impact: The First Step

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This was an award-winning filmmaker, who had spent years of her life, thousands of her own dollars, and probably a relationship or two to bring her poignant, hybrid, social issue documentary to the light of day (or in her case, a night on PBS following a limited theatrical release). This was no traditional case of post-partum blues.

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