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AWIS Webinar - Writing Retreats for Career Success - AWIS - 0 views

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Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 17 Jun 14

Interesting webinar--writing retreats--$89, June 2014

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Why Top Tech CEOs Want Employees With Liberal Arts Degrees | Fast Company | Business + ... - 0 views

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shared by Lisa Levinson on 06 Aug 15 - No Cached

Lisa Levinson on 06 Aug 15

from The Future of Work. Elizabeth Segran "For women in tech, a humanities background can be an added liability, since there is already a perception that they are less competent at science and math. Danielle Sheer says that when she joined Carbonite, her first impulse was to hide her lack of knowledge and retreat at meetings. However, she quickly changed strategy, deciding it was more important for her to ask questions to fully grasp the technology. She's spent hours tinkering with the software and working with engineering teams to learn about it. She says her colleagues are supportive, even if she sometimes slows them down. "By articulating complicated technical or strategic ideas in plain English, you'd be amazed at how much progress we've made solving problems," she says. "We've become very good at assuming that we don't have the same definition.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">from The Future of Work. Elizabeth Segran "For women in tech, a humanities background can be an added liability, since there is already a perception that they are less competent at science and math. Danielle Sheer says that when she joined Carbonite, her first impulse was to hide her lack of knowledge and retreat at meetings. However, she quickly changed strategy, deciding it was more important for her to ask questions to fully grasp the technology. She's spent hours tinkering with the software and working with engineering teams to learn about it. She says her colleagues are supportive, even if she sometimes slows them down. "By articulating complicated technical or strategic ideas in plain English, you'd be amazed at how much progress we've made solving problems," she says. "We've become very good at assuming that we don't have the same definition.""</div>

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ALF - Silicon Valley - Transformative Leadership for Social Change: A Training Retreat ... - 0 views

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shared by Lisa Levinson on 22 Feb 15 - No Cached

Lisa Levinson on 22 Feb 15

"What You'll Learn: In this highly interactive three-day workshop, we'll take a deep dive into transformative leadership for social change. Employing the framework if "I/We/It" What you'll learn: Why mindfulness is a critical leadership skill How to shift from "ego" to "eco" or system-awareness The difference between organizational and network leadership How to identify your allies, build relationships, and map your network What "systems-change" is, and how to scale social impact Why design-thinking is a critical skill for change-makers Case-studies of organizations and networks that have achieved impact at scale "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"What You'll Learn: In this highly interactive three-day workshop, we'll take a deep dive into transformative leadership for social change. Employing the framework if "I/We/It" What you'll learn: Why mindfulness is a critical leadership skill How to shift from "ego" to "eco" or system-awareness The difference between organizational and network leadership How to identify your allies, build relationships, and map your network What "systems-change" is, and how to scale social impact Why design-thinking is a critical skill for change-makers Case-studies of organizations and networks that have achieved impact at scale "</div>

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Capacity building for communities of color: The paradigm must shift (and why I'm leavin... - 0 views

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shared by Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 31 Mar 16 - No Cached

funders do not invest sufficient funds in our organizations to build capacity because we don’t have enough capacity.
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Yet we are constantly asked to do stuff, to sit at various tables, to help with outreach, to rally our community members to attend various summits and support various policies.
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Because we don’t have capacity, we can’t get support to develop capacity.
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funders provide small grants to nonprofits of color so they can do things like hire a consultant to facilitate a strategic planning retreat, or to send them to workshops on board development, fundraising, personnel policies, or myriad other capacity building topics.
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critical missing element. Staffing.
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If we value the voice of our diverse communities, we must build the capacity of organizations led by those communities. But we must do it differently than how we’ve been doing it. We must invest strategically and sufficiently.
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Capacity Paradox.
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capacity of immigrant/refugee-led nonprofits by providing this critical missing element of staffing.
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The gap in leadership among the immigrant/refugee communities will widen further because kids are not entering the nonprofit field. Most immigrant/refugee kids are pressured by their families to go into jobs with higher pay and prestige
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Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 31 Mar 16

Great article on capacity building for nonprofit leadership and staff in communities of color serving people of color

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How To Avoid Being Overwhelmed And Exhausted | Akoya - Empowering Women thru Life Coach... - 0 views

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Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 01 Aug 14

nice blog post by Vanessa Loder, July 1, 2014 on how to avoid being overwhelmed, Akoya Power From Within. Published originally in Forbes. Seven how-tos by Brigid Schulte to manage overwhelm 1. Recognize and release the pressure 2. Align With Your Values (...being clear on your priorities...to enjoy the journey) 3. Cultivate leisure time 4. Simplify your to do list 5. Work smarter, not harder 6. Get a support group 7. Practice appreciation and gratitude; be mindful

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">nice blog post by Vanessa Loder, July 1, 2014 on how to avoid being overwhelmed, Akoya Power From Within. Published originally in Forbes. Seven how-tos by Brigid Schulte to manage overwhelm 1. Recognize and release the pressure 2. Align With Your Values (...being clear on your priorities...to enjoy the journey) 3. Cultivate leisure time 4. Simplify your to do list 5. Work smarter, not harder 6. Get a support group 7. Practice appreciation and gratitude; be mindful </div>

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Off-Sites That Work - Harvard Business Review - 0 views

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Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 20 Oct 14

good article on planning off-sites that work by Logan Chandler and Bob Frisch, June 2006, The Magazine. Has a chart listing objectives, content, meeting design and structure, and participants 60 days out, 45 days out, 30 days out, 2 weeks out, and 1 week before the meeting.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">good article on planning off-sites that work by Logan Chandler and Bob Frisch, June 2006, The Magazine. Has a chart listing objectives, content, meeting design and structure, and participants 60 days out, 45 days out, 30 days out, 2 weeks out, and 1 week before the meeting. </div>

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The High Cost of Avoiding Conflict at Work - WSJ - 0 views

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And with more businesses relying on teamwork, top managers' conflict-resolution skills are in greater demand
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Southwest Airlines Co. leaders wanted to shake up what they viewed as a culture of "artificial harmony" among staffers.
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It's not that firms want contentious leaders, but those who retreat from confrontation tend to postpone hard decisions and allow problems to fester, according to Ms. Glaser.
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Stay cool and do not take disagreements personally,
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For managers who simply aren't open to outside input, coaches recommend listening with an open mind -- and empathy.
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Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 01 Apr 15

article by Joann S. Lublin, February 14, 2014, with examples of executives who overcame their fear of conflict in the workplace.

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