If you, or someone you work with, is an introvert, you need to listen to this ASAP. In today’s episode, Janice and Margaret, talk with return guest Emma Lewzey Founder and Lead Consultant at Blue Sky Philanthropy. Emma shares her personal story and some crowdsourced tips and tricks to help you thrive as an introvert [...]

Asking good questions is paramount for leaders, not only does it give you insight, but it can empower your team in a way that instructions simply can not. What are the ingredients for a good question? In today’s Mini episode, Janice and Michelle talk all about questions that can help inspire your team to be [...]

We all know playing is fun and it helps pass the time, but did you know it also helps improve productivity in your workplace? In today’s episode, Janice and Margaret, talk with Kaitlyn Corse and Katrin Windsor both certified coaches with a passion for bringing play into organizations. They share why play is important and [...]

Are you often anxious, with chronic doubts about yourself and others? Well, you might be suffering from the Hyper Vigilant Saboteur. David and Margaret continue their conversation on Positive Intelligence with the Hyper Vigilant Saboteur. They discuss some of the causes and impacts of this Saboteur and what they recommend if you have it. If [...]

It’s important to stand out to your donors, but how do you stand out if your organization sounds like all the rest? David and Margaret talk with Brock Warner author of From the Ground Up: Digital Fundraising for Nonprofits. Brock shares how he went about looking for fundraising inspiration in unconventional places and what he [...]

Listening is a skill — possibly the most important skill a leader can have. Yet just because you listen doesn’t mean you are necessarily listening actively in a way that promotes meaningful dialogue. In today’s mini episode, Janice and Michelle discuss three different ways to listen. Our free resource is a tip sheet on 3 [...]

In today’s episode, Margaret and Janice talk with Marc Cowell, Executive Director of the Outreach United Resource Center in Longmont, Colorado. Marc shares his front-line perspective from working with local families that were knocked down by the pandemic, and are now facing round two of crisis with inflation and skyrocketing costs to live. He focuses [...]

We all face scarcity in our daily lives, whether goods, money, or time. However, we don’t have to have it as a mindset. Today David and Margaret tackle the scarcity mindset, which loves to play tricks on the mind. David and Margaret offer you the generosity challenge: for the next two weeks, step into financial [...]

In this episode, Margaret and Janice talk with returning guest Nneka Allen, Founder of The Empathy Agency. Nneka is currently on a quest for rest and wellness. She shares both the questions and the wisdom that are emerging from stillness. If you missed it, listen to the 2020 podcast episode Exploring Identity with Nneka Allen [...]

How do you know when your organization is lacking team trust? And what are the causes? Today Janice and Michelle discuss both the positive and negative reasons and give us some fun exercises to help build it back up. Our free resource this week is a tipsheet on how to increase team trust you can [...]