Posts by katrinajohnson
How to celebrate and reflect on the year that was
The countdown is on to the end of the year. And for our not for profit organisations this time of year can be met with joy and elation at the thought of holidays and time spent with family, and/or dread and a gearing up for the sad side of the holiday season that can affect…
Read MoreHow to cope with rapid change as a Not for Profit Leader
We are in a massive phase in the Human Services Sector of rapid and significant change, at a level that challenges the Not for Profit leader and manager. It challenges us to empower up, get clear on purpose, show courage and take action. All of which requires us to be vulnerable, honest, real and completely exposed…
Read MoreHow to create flow in your not-for-profit
Lately in your not-for-profit leadership, when you have been asked “how are you?” or “how are things going?” do you find yourself saying things like “Stop the world I want to get off”, “Sooo busy!”, “It’s frantic”, “So much going on” or “I can’t keep up” ? These are all phrases that at different times…
Read MoreSelf care for the Not for profit Leader
SELF CARE – Who has time for that, right?!?! Its time to talk about “self-care” as not-for-profit leaders. And I’m not talking diet, exercise and meditation!!! We are already being told, relentlessly, how important it is for our self-care to eat right, exercise regularly and meditate. This is not one of ‘those’ lectures. If you…
Read MoreWhy be an Authentic Leader?
As a leader in my Not for profit it took me a long time to realise the power of my own authenticity – and authentic leadership. It took me years to understand what it was about my organisation that made it genuinely different to others. I use to think it was its size, its niched…
Read MoreShattered glass – burnout or just broken?
Twice now, in the space of less than a month, I have had a glass “accidently” broken at my feet by a waiter. Like, right at my feet! And both occasions I had nothing to do with the reason the glass broke. And both occasions it looked like neither did the waiter! Like it just…
Read MoreGet out of the scarcity cycle
At this point in time it seems like the scarcity mindset is rife in the NFP sector. Where has this “the sky is falling”, “not enough” and “survival mode” mentality come from? And at what cost to the people we are professing to serve? We are being constantly fed information and figures that there is…
Read MoreFlip Audit Anxiety into Calm
What is it about a quality system audit that sends us into a spasm of nervous energy or turning us into complete control freaks and perfectionists? Is it the feeling that you’re being ‘tested’ and ‘graded’ that sends you straight back to being in high school and that whole “will I pass, will I fail?”…
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