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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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For the time being, the bottom line seems to be, there is no substitute for intrinsically human skills. In 2002, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills identified a set of qualities they consider most important for learning in the digital era. The ability to manage risk and the courage to fail. Don’t waste valuable brain power.

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EI Helps Teams Use Technology to Fly

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Remember that famous quote from Peter Drucker, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” 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?

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Skills UP Webinar Series: Free Training for Nonprofit Managers!

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Changes in the workplace have forced today’s managers to apply new methods and skills to be effective on their teams and up their impact. Introducing our new Skills UP: free training webinar series for nonprofit managers (and aspiring social good managers everywhere)! January 26 at 1 p.m.

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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

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Of course, it’s important to consider skills. We were working on a system selection and installation with a recently promoted IT manager. The skill that got her promoted wasn’t balanced by the emotional readiness or sensitivity to undertake her new responsibilities. Here’s an illustration of this idea from my experience.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

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How do you go about developing the technology skills of your staff? In this post, I will briefly explain how to pinpoint which technology skills folks need, assess current skill levels, provide training that doesn’t stink, and nurture a technology-positive culture where tech skills are a priority.

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Are AI and EI an Odd Couple? Nope, Pairing Bytes With Behavior Is a Perfect Match

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Build the Human Skills AI and EI might seem to be an odd couple for any number of reasons. As a consultant, I’ve worked with associations of every description, and I’ve learned that the organizations that are most successful with digital transformation are also groups that value the human skills. In a recent Association 4.0

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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More than a few of those executives were managing virtual teams. One bit of wisdom is that like most skills, managing a remote team is both easier and more complicated than we could have imagined. We were forced into situations that few were prepared to manage. Virtual work shines the high beams on culture.

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