Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman are my guest bloggers today, giving us some useful advice on how to have a healthier relationship with our digital life and devices through apps. They recently released the book The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit to provide organizations with a manifesto for a culture shift in the nonprofit sector, starting conversations about the importance of individual self-care and WE-care in the workplace. The Happy Healthy Nonprofit Professional: There's An App for That! By Beth … [Read more...] about The Happy Healthy Nonprofit Professional: There’s An App for That! (Guest Post by Beth Kanter & Aliza Sherman)
Nonprofit Career
Letting Go of the Past to Move Forward in Your Nonprofit Career
During my commute, I'm currently listening to the audiobook version of Steve Chandler's "The Hands-Off Manager." One of the metaphors from the book resonated strongly with me and I'd like to share it with you. Chandler talks about how managers (and people in general) have a tendency to cling to the past. Rehashing mistakes, beating ourselves and others up for things that happened in the past and retaining stress from past events. He uses this illustration. Pretend you're going on a trip and … [Read more...] about Letting Go of the Past to Move Forward in Your Nonprofit Career