Fall Planning Season
Welcome to Fall, a.k.a. planning season! If you’re like me, you’re busy mapping out the process and timeline for creating a 2020 budget and...
Relationship Building
In these current times, many of us are turning even more attention and intentionality to work with our local communities. For those of us...
Creating a Feedback-Rich Culture
There is one management skill, in particular, that is worth highlighting: giving and receiving feedback. Feedback isn’t about “once-and-done.” An effective organization strives to...
DEI Update and Welcome Kellie to TREC
In TREC’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) statement we say: “We believe TREC has a deep responsibility to actively leverage our resources and capabilities...
Mood Contagion
It was about two months ago when I wrote about how the news was hard to take, and how many of us have worked...
Look to nature for inspiration.
The news can be hard to take right now. I hear many of you say that you can take it only in small doses;...
Have the conversation.
Summer is here and the days are long; hopefully, this doesn’t mean your work days have gotten longer. I’m sure you feel like there...
We are evolving.
What do you think makes an effective organization? A strong leader? An influential campaign? What does effectiveness mean in today’s context, amid backsliding on...
December to-do list
2017 is finally coming to a close, and what a year it has been! I know you have been running fast, and working hard...
Response to Charlottesville
I hope that you were able to observe the eclipse from someplace special and that you’ve had a nice summer with a lot of...