By Todd J. Sukol It is at great cost to our organizations’ missions that we have turned “weakness” into a dirty word and “challenge” into a weak word. Two of the most powerful concepts to hit mainstream management from the world of psychology and human development in recent years are: Growth Mindset, popularized by Carol…
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Embracing Complementary Opposites: Learning When to Loosen and When to Tighten
By Todd J. Sukol Reposted from Mayberg Foundation Blog http://www.mayberg.org/new-blog/2018/9/5/embracing-complementary-opposites-learning-when-to-loosen-and-when-to-tighten Recently I was working with colleagues at the Mayberg Foundation, preparing a presentation about our approach to entrepreneurial philanthropy. As we spun out some of the core operating principles we wanted to highlight, two of them struck me at first to be at odds with…
Renew your heart, engage your head, and speak your truth
By Todd J. Sukol There are moments when your work in the nonprofit sector will seem futile. You begin to wonder, “Am I really moving the needle or just filling up time and space?”; “Is it worth it?” If you are staff, you may consider abandoning the grind and pursuing a job making more money…
A Yom Kippur Message for the Whole Year: Easy Does It
I’m sharing a slightly modified version of a Yom Kippur thought sent out to Koby Mandell Foundation board members by my dear friend and mentor of many years, Rabbi Seth Mandell. The humility and practicality of it made me smile, and made me feel a little better. Although Yom Kippur is a distant memory at…