Recent pages

Here are recent additions:

Leading in tough times
This economic crisis is frightening and depressing. When you're feeling down what does it take to get your spirit back? What do you need so you can be a leader instead of a savior?

Asking kindred spirits to support you
It doesn't have to be lonely at the top. What if you could build a network of people around yourself who are there to mentor and champion you? They're not an advisory board for your organization, they are there for you.

Asking kindred spirits for money - Part 1
and
Asking kindred spirits for money - Part 2
If you struggle with fundraising, if you hate pressuring people for money, here's a page you might want to check out. It's about doing a negotiated ask. It's a way to take the pressure off yourself and off the person you're asking. It's not for everyone, but it's what I like and that's why I posted it.

Curiosity interviews
This is a companion to the two pages above. It's the easiest, no-pressure way to connect with strangers who you think might possibly be kindred spirits.

Founders, grace, and syndromes.
I believe what we call "founder's syndrome" is really something else.

Spirit
If your spirit is missing in action, you get to declare a state of emergency and do whatever it takes to get it back.

The Sacrificial Operating System
How does solo leadership hurt you? How do you get caught up in it in the first place? What part of you rebels against it? How do you take a stand for yourself and get your spirit back?