Ever Want to Go Back in Time?
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. …
Category Archives: personal development
Volunteer Management Chess
Do you ever dream you’re playing a game of chess and your volunteers are (wait, you were going to …
Take Some Volunteer Management Time For Yourself
It’s that time of year: Hectic. Chaotic. Long hours. It’s not a time for us to step back, it’s a …
Top 6 Volunteer Manager Lies We Tell Ourselves
We all hate lying. It’s dishonest and harmful. It sucks. But it seems like we are ok with telling ourselves …
Difficult Conversations with Staff or Volunteers
Difficult conversations. We, volunteer managers don’t want to have them, but from time to time, we must. A complaint is …
Volunteer Managers: Extroverts or Introverts?
Are most volunteer managers introverts or extroverts? Does it matter? Is an extrovert a better leader and better able to …
Horrors! Can a Volunteer Manager Say No?
Carlos took a deep breath and regarded Marty, a long term volunteer who stood before him. “Mr. Jansen really wants …
Don’t Believe Your Own Press…Too Much
When I attended my first peer group meeting for volunteer managers, there was a moment that stopped me in my …
