by Denver Frederick | May 8, 2023 | Guest Interview
Today, many organizations are feeling stuck and struggling to move away from outdated management practices towards a more human-centered approach. It’s no easy feat, but luckily, there’s a book that can help. Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them offers powerful strategies for creating organizations that truly value their people and empower them to reach their full potential. And we’re delighted to have one of its co-authors with us today, Michele Zanini, who also is a co-founder of MLab.
by Denver Frederick | Apr 28, 2023 | Guest Interview
Smile Train is dedicated to providing life-changing corrective surgery and comprehensive cleft care for children with cleft lips and palates. Since its establishment in 1999, the organization has transformed the lives of more than one and a half million children.
by Denver Frederick | Apr 28, 2023 | Guest Interview
A recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that Fairfield County was the most economically unequal metropolitan area in the country. That is why Fairfield County’s Community Foundation is focused on creating greater equity, especially greater racial equity across areas of housing, income and asset building, health, and education.
by Denver Frederick | Apr 20, 2023 | Guest Interview
My next guest maintains that it’s easier to act our way into new ways of thinking than to think our ways into new ways of acting. Nowhere is this more true than in the workplace where so many organizations are striving to create a culture of belonging. She is Sally Helgesen, the world’s premier expert on women’s leadership and an internationally bestselling author, speaker, and leadership coach.
by Denver Frederick | Apr 18, 2023 | Guest Interview
For five decades, the Greater Washington Community Foundation has connected caring donors with nonprofits, creating lasting change in DC, Montgomery County, Northern Virginia, and Prince George’s County. It is the region’s largest local funder, having invested more than a billion and a half dollars since 1973 to build racially-equitable, just, and thriving communities where everyone prospers.
by Denver Frederick | Apr 18, 2023 | Guest Interview
The true solution to becoming happier, healthier, and more productive is to become intrinsically motivated to stop wasting time on activities that don’t really contribute to your career or your organization’s success, but instead find ways to take pleasure in what you do, and do it well.