Rita Sever and Mickey do a dive into organizational culture to examine the hidden rules that lead to discrimination and toxicity. Among the questions we address: Remind us what hidden rules are and how they work?
Give us an example of a societal hidden rule?
Give us a few examples of hidden rules in a nonprofit organization?
How do they tend to undermine inclusion and equity?
Who tends to benefit from hidden rules?
How can you recognize hidden...
Ready, Aim, Reinvent: Career Change Strategies for Entering Nonprofit
Kathy Bremer, Managing Director of Boardwalk Consulting, and Dave Paule, Principal of Our Fundraising Search, record the last of five episodes to talk about engineering a career change strategy. This episode, we reframe the listener to expecting the next gig to not be permanent, but, instead, a next great step. We discuss reasons why you might decline an offer, company...
Ready, Aim, Reinvent: Career Change Strategies for Entering Nonprofit
Kathy Bremer, Managing Director of Boardwalk Consulting, and Dave Paule, Principal of Our Fundraising Search, record the second of five episodes to talk about engineering a career change strategy. This episode, we’ll get the listener grounded on the steps to prepare for their search: where to start, how to gain personal insight and self-awareness, purpose, and...
Mickey talks with Kerry O'Brien, Employment Lawyer & Labor Policy Consultant, about broad issues in U.S. Employment Law, and how nonprofits should make sure their employment policies match their values. Your nonprofit may not be living its values and may be communicating mixed messages that can contribute to employee disengagement and turnover, and yes, even lead to the lawsuits that well-done HR policy is meant to avoid. Among the things we...
