Hi friends! I don’t speak much about marketing and communications in this space, but there’s one significant overlap between comms and the idea of Leaving Well. And it’s this: You MUST keep your marketing in motion during transitional periods when your organization is going through big changes. It’s so easy to drop your social media while you worry about new job descriptions and interviews and onboarding your new hire. After all, getting the right person in for the job is your top priority....

"I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important and the important are never urgent." -Dwight D. Eisenhower Nonprofit leaders often have too much on their plates, and not enough time or capacity to effectively choose what task or projects are important vs. urgent vs. should be delegated. In this YouTube video (it's short, at just 8:28 minutes long), I’m sharing the well-known concept of the Eisenhower Matrix and how it can be applied to workplace...

“One of the most significant responsibilities a leader has is to plan for their eventual departure and have great leaders ready to step up and maintain the momentum in the organization.” -Mark Clouse I 100% agree with this sentiment and recently shared it on LinkedIn. People Leave™️ and proactive and intentional (and thoughtful) workplace transitions and succession planning is something that every organization—from Campbell’s Soup to your nonprofit food bank—must prioritize. Is your...