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<title>Professional Development or Intentional Learning?</title>
<description><![CDATA[I recently wrote an article for NAMAC's newsletter that discusses professional development and some of the issues that block nonprofit organizations from fully embracing it. I suggest some "reframing" of common ideas embedded in organizational culture. Read <a href="http://www.namac.org/article.cfm?id=2&aid=1382&cid=28&monly=0" target="_blank">On Developing Our Leaders: From Professional Development to Intentional Learning here</a>. ]]></description>
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<title>What Makes Great Nonprofits Great?</title>
<description><![CDATA[In this podcast, delivered at the 2nd Annual Nonprofit Management Institute at Stanford in September 2007, Heather McLeod-Grant, co-author of the book <i>Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits</i>, reveals how organizations ranging from Habitat for Humanity to the Heritage Foundation engage in a number of sometimes counterintuitive practices –– often focused outside their walls –– in their work to change the world. <a href="http://sic.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail3319.html" target="_blank">Listen here</a>.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Rha Goddess: Uncommon Leadership</title>
<description><![CDATA[Americans for the Arts has posted a podcast of an amazing keynote by Rha Goddess which was part of their annual convention this summer. I was in the audience for this address and it was one of my favorite moments from the conference. Rha talks about the changing face of leadership and asserts that individuals who move their most creative and authentic voices to the center of their lives will impact our society. <a href="http://blog.artsusa.org/2007/08/08/leadership-innovator-rha-goddesss-speech-from-annual-convention" target="_blank">Listen here</a>.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>I.D. Your Conflict Triggers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Whenever I experience conflict with another person, I, like many of us, am susceptible to over-focusing on what is wrong with that person. When I do that, I have automatic defense responses that get me in trouble—either with myself or with others. When I understand what triggers my feelings of conflict, then I can choose my response, helping me move through those choppy waters with more grace, clarity and success. Tammy Lenski is a conflict coach and has lots of great articles on her site, <a href="http://lenski.com/what-are-your-conflict-triggers/" target="_blank">like this one</a> on identifying your conflict triggers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Job Enrichment</title>
<description><![CDATA[Find out what factors of job design contribute to people's enjoyment (like autonomy, variety, etc.), as well as some options for enriching your job. This article from Mindtools.com also outlays a three-step process for implementing a job enrichment program. <a href="http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMM_81.htm" target="_blank">Read the article here</a>. The article warns that a healthy and fair working environment needs to be in place first or these attempts could be sterile.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Say Yes/Say No</title>
<description><![CDATA[In order to say "yes" to what is truly valuable, to achieve what we really need to achieve, we have to learn to say "no" in a positive and respectful way. These are the words of William Ury, the author of <em>The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes</em>. Listen to Lisa Haneberg of Management Craft blog have a conversation with William <a href="http://managementcraft.typepad.com/management_craft/2007/07/fireside-chat-w.html" target="_blank">here</a>.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Three Questions</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ed Batista quotes his favorite passages from Peter Drucker's essay "Managing Oneself" on his blog. Here's a gem:
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[M]ost people, especially highly gifted people, do not really know where they belong until they are well past their mid-twenties.  By that time, however, they should know the answers to the three questions: What are my strengths?  How do I perform?  and, What are my values?  And then they can and should decide where they belong.
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Read the full excerpt <a href="http://www.edbatista.com/2005/11/peter_drucker_o.html" target="_blank">here</a>.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Coaching at Americans for the Arts</title>
<description><![CDATA[I'm excited to announce that I'll be moderating a panel on coaching in arts organizations at the Americans for the Arts annual convention in June. The theme of this year's convention is Risk and Reward: Balancing Acts in Arts and Community. This will be informational as well as interactive since I will be doing a live coaching demo. See more about the conference <a href="http://www.artsusa.org/events/2007/convention/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Accountability: Effective Managers Go First!</title>
<description><![CDATA[From the ChangeThis blog: How far are you willing to go to facilitate change in your organization? Management expert David Maister says you’ve got to be willing to go first. And he means all the way, even to the point of resigning if your change efforts fail. Instead of saying “Charge!” to the troops, say “Follow me!”.. <a href="http://www.changethis.com/28.05.AccountabilityManagers" target="_blank">Read his  here.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Daring to Lead</title>
<description><![CDATA[CompassPoint Nonprofit Services published a report on Executive Director leadership and transition and the organization I work with, NAMAC, recently held a teleconference where Tim Woldred, co-author of the report, gave a presentation on the findings. Listen to the teleconference <a href="http://www.namac.org/article.cfm?id=1&aid=1029&monly=0" target="_blank">here</a>.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Why Respect is Vital for Leaders</title>
<description><![CDATA[Does your workplace operate within a system of respect or contempt? The folks over at Slow Leadership blog have created a nice visual graph that shows what the Cycle of Respect generates: from acknowledging the potential of others to fully recognizing people's contributions. Conversely, the Cycle of contempt shows the progression of ignoring potential, missing what people have to offer, and decisions based on cynicism. What is the organizational culture you find yourself in and what is the impact on your life? See the diagrams and explanations <a href="http://www.slowleadership.org/2006/07/why-respect-is-vital-for-leaders.html" target="_blank">here</a>.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>And now for some experimental video...</title>
<description><![CDATA[This <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU5DM6PJzwk" target="_blank">one-minute video</a>, which I found doing random searches on You-Tube,  is a visual interpretation of freud's three states of unconsciousness and edward de bono's famed six thinking hats.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2006 03:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Working Mother&apos;s Manifesto</title>
<description><![CDATA[In this manifesto, Carol Evans, President and CEO of <I>Working Mother</I> magazine, encourages working mothers (and fathers) to ask their organizations for what they need to attain a healthy balance between work and family. <a href="http://blog.changethis.com/changethis_newsletter/2006/07/2403_the_workin.html" target="_blank">Go to the link here</a>.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 02:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Breakthrough Catalysts</title>
<description><![CDATA[If you're in a rut or looking to jumpstart innovation in your life, then read Lisa Haneberg suggestions for using "breakthrough catalysts." Coaching is a dynamic way to access your passion, new ideas and new pathways to action. She also gives other suggestions like putting yourself in exotic contexts. See more <a href="http://managementcraft.typepad.com/2weeks2abreakthrough/2006/06/iso_breakthroug.html" target=__blank">here</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The F Word</title>
<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite magazines, Worthwhile, has made some articles available on their website. Take a look at "The F Word" that talks about ways to raise your own awareness about FEAR and ways to push through it. "f you’re not in tune with your fear, you are helpless to do anything about it." <a href="http://www.worthwhilemag.com/Articles/TheFWord.aspx" target="-blank">Read the article here.</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 04:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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