Leaders are called to develop and supervise teams, create and execute vision, as well as be effective stewards of organizational resources. But how can they do that in times of great uncertainty and constant change. This collection provides tools and resources to increase leaders’ skills and capacity to resource themselves as well as lead others when circumstances are unclear and challenges are persistent.
Resources in this Collection
Managing Staff Transitions with Care, Clarity, and Compassion
Nonprofit workplaces often carry deep relational ties and high emotional stakes. When a difficult personnel decision regarding staffing becomes necessary, leaders can feel overwhelmed, uncertain, and concerned. This webinar provides…
Being with Persistent Change and Challenge
In this session, we profile stress and overwhelm, our normal responses to them, and we outline things we can do to be with and in these times and foster well-being where possible.
Navigating the Unknown: Leading Ourselves and Our Teams Through Liminal Times
In this interactive webinar, we’ll consider our own individual experiences the “in-between” and what it means to practice liminal leadership, the work of guiding others (and ourselves) through uncertainty while holding multiple, sometimes opposing truths. Together, we’ll name what’s shifting, discuss ways to build our capacity to stay grounded in the unknown, and practice leadership moves that help groups shift from fear to curiosity, from either/or thinking to both/and, and from needing to have answers to cultivating a beginner’s mind.
Applying Our Values in Liminal Times
This exercise offers you the opportunity to reconnect with your core values. More specifically, the worksheet supports you to specifically identify HOW these values can show up during times of liminality and uncertainty.
Hope as a Leadership Strategy
While it is often mistaken as magical or unrealistic thinking, hope is actually a critical strategy through which leaders can support themselves and their teams through times of despair, loss, and uncertainty.