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Make Space—Lighten the Load for Your Heavy Lifters

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When you give employees the capacity to do their jobs and to grow as professionals, that positive energy reflects throughout the organization. Start Talking “We can’t create change without support from our supervisors,” Jennifer advised. “But But status reporting also creates capacity for managers and directors.

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Want To Be a Leader? Get to Know Yourself

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Be the change. And, without self-awareness, it’s impossible to be a role model for others. Does self-awareness mean you realize you’re a number cruncher first and a communicator second? Organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich identifies two categories of self-awareness. Make time for reflection. It sounds simple.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. Learning, we do naturally.

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EI Helps Teams Use Technology to Fly

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Learn to Reinvent By definition, transformation means a dramatic change. And the key to managing people through change is emotional intelligence.” They make the cultural shifts that enable thinking and problem-solving in ways that are compatible with rapid change. And what do people fear most? ” That’s a tall order.

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#thankful4home: Raising Awareness Around Homelessness

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This fall and winter I’m working with a group of organizations in Chicago to raise awareness around homelessness, alongside screenings of the @Home documentary that features portraits of this issue through the eyes of activist Mark Horvath. The Tweetsgiving campaigns organized by Epic Change specifically inspired us. Being with family?

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May Cause Awareness: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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Food is a common ground that families and friends can gather over, and every culture has their own flavor profiles and traditional recipes that are a reflection of the geographic area they come from and their histories. Donate to support their work here.

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How To Be A Healthy Leader

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This is about being self-aware and having positive emotions and the ability to be resilient, catching yourself when you have a counterproductive thought. This also includes seeking feedback from others about how you act and trying to be more reflective. Furthermore, being self-aware is critical.