.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2024

Bell’s work will play a large role in their success. She studies team composition. Bell is researching what mix of personalities is most likely to work effectively together. Although you’re probably not recruiting a team for an extreme experience, it can be helpful to begin thinking about team building from Bell’s perspective.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 13, 2025

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more conventional teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling even an obsession. What specific results do you want/need to see?

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

The challenges of any agency or client team continue to escalate. We need radiators, not drains, in our teams and our businesses. Its about harnessing a belief and way of working that will refuse to allow the status quo to take hold or accept that things are inevitably going to be terrible. Try it, I promise it works.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

Both leaders I met last week lead sizable teams. Were team members experiencing the same one-sided conversations? Each interaction reinforces the dynamic, gradually pulling teams deeper into passivity. When employee engagement diminishes, team members feel their input is neither valued nor necessary.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

If I asked you to describe the work styles of the colleagues on your team, could you tell me how each one prefers to solve problems? We were working on a system selection and installation with a recently promoted IT manager. In her previous role, Sue had limited interaction with other teams in the organization.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 21, 2025

A well-defined, member-focused vision provides a foundation that aligns your team and inspires progress. How.orgSource Can Help: We work with associations to create actionable, future-focused strategies that align with industry trends and member needs, ensuring your vision is resilient and achievable.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2025

Do we encourage cross-functional collaboration between teams? Case Study Example: 340B Health shifted from a static governance model to scenario-based strategic planning , allowing it to pivot effectively in a rapidly changing regulatory environment. Are we prepared for disruption , with scenario planning and adaptive strategies?

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

You thought your team would be excited, or at least pleased. Some employees have invented tortuous workarounds to keep using their new toys to continue working in the same old way. Support Adaptation Emotional intelligence offers a path to support teams and helps them acquire the skills to become digitally proficient.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

But if March 7 is the only time leaders express appreciation to their teams, theyre missing the mark. Some organizations are quietly deprioritizing diversity programs, while others, like Meta , have made highly visible cuts to their DEI teams. How employees work is just as important as what they achieve.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Solution: Streamlined operations and scalable platforms enable your team to focus on strategic priorities rather than routine tasks. Difficulty Measuring Success: Without analytics, its impossible to know if your efforts are working. Missed Opportunities: Delays in decision-making due to lack of real-time data hinder growth.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Over a lifetime, we spend approximately 90,000 hours working. Maybe one reason people aren’t happy at work is because they don’t expect to find happiness there. When I Googled “How to create joy at work” these are a few of the best ideas I found. There’s a reason they call it work. Create a Comfortable Environment.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Now, the team plans to expand the initiative to Paris and Lviv, Ukraine. Photo: Ramp Up Reykjavk] An age-old accessibility problem Creating accessibility in any urban environment is often met with logistical and bureaucratic challenges. Yet, even with the ADA, there are still massive access inequities in our urban environments.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

In an era of rapid change, when teams look to leaders for stability and direction, trust is the invisible currency that fuels organizational success. Ive conducted some myself, including work on how trust is essential for leaders in cross-cultural business environments. Here are a few insights: Empower your team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2023

In the nonprofit sector, cultivating a fair and supportive work environment is essential to ensuring the well-being of employees and fostering the success of the organization. We also discuss the implementation of anonymous upward feedback surveys and pulse checks to create a safe and productive work environment.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

With disruption happening all around us, were here to upscale your team and ensure that your organization is ready to thrive, improving operational efficiencies and positioning you for success. Focus on Agility : In a rapidly changing environment, a rigid strategy can hinder growth.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Remote work was the pandemic’s big gift to employees. walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. Relationships that had been tenuous in the office became untenable in the remote environment. 78% would work longer hours for a more empathetic company.

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Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The way we work is rapidly evolving amid societal and industry changes in a post-pandemic world. One shift I’m seeing is the rise of those I call the “Autonomists”—highly skilled professionals who are opting out of traditional employment structures in favor of independent, project-based work.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

But today, many people think of a great workplace as not even one specific place at all, with many employers opting for a permanent remote work setup after a trial proved prosperous during the pandemic. Do you have a culture club that organizes team-building activities and social events? Work-life balance.

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.orgSource

JULY 25, 2023

Industry reports can provide you with insights into your industry, such as the latest trends, the competitive landscape, and the regulatory environment. But I also believe that marketing teams should embrace AI and discover new ways to use it to improve our profession. AI will be part of their early work experience.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

And yet, there is a well-established science on human potential, with decades of empirical research resulting in replicable generalizations to predict and explain why some people perform better than others (across different work settings), and why some people develop more than others. How can you work out if you may be one of them?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

If the toxic behaviour that caused the resignation remains unaddressed , remaining employees may become disengaged, leading to a decline in work quality. Employees want to work for companies that respect their individuality and value their contributions. Finally, revenge quitting can have lasting consequences on workplace culture.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Their preparedness and preferred style for working are often questioned and criticized. I have now worked for nonprofit organizations for nearly fifteen years. They know how the visual world works, how images can convey messages, and how to present images that are compelling and carry the intended meaning.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Poorly managed change in the work environment leads to burnout, disengagement within the team, and a culture of cynicism around change in general. While change is inevitable, we can minimize frustrations surrounding change by effectively planning for and managing the change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

The current social media environment has caused non-profit marketers to re-evaluate their content aware of the acute conversations being had on every channel, at a global level. 1) Water.org provided followers with video content on how the work of Water.org is directly tied to preventing the spread of COVID-19.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

By Alan Tyson , CEO of DATABASICS – a software product that enables nonprofits to report, approve, and track employee hours, activities, and spending from anywhere, something that is especially important in an increasingly decentralized environment. 4) Internal Communications Tools. 5 Online Calendar.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

They established national AI committees and working groups that spanned learning and development experts, local chapter leaders, and technological advisors (often Googlers). The most important question Project Evident asks when working with nonprofits on AI adoption is 'Why AI?'"

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

Theyre the first generation thatll work alongside more generations than any before them, whether thats boomers delaying retirement, or Gen X, millennials, and even the generation coming up behind them. Find common ground across generations Many credit Gen Z with bringing work-life balance back into the conversation. Heres how.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

Leadership today isnt just about managing teams and making strategic calls; its about navigating an endless stream of meetings, emails, and expectations. The ability to make sound, high-impact decisions isnt about working harder; its about creating space for deep thought.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 8, 2025

Brand experience combines sensations, feelings, cognitions, and behavioral responses evoked by brand-related stimuli that are part of a brand’s design and identity, packaging, communications, and environments. The team at Intermountain Health used their existing donor data to identify the new donors they wanted to focus on.

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The MatrixFiles

DECEMBER 22, 2021

I’ve been having conversations with my team, friends in the industry and fellow CEOs about what to expect in 2022 and we all agree that next year will be another wild ride. I was still careful but I had lunches with team members and clients, I attended a bunch of client social events, and I went to the mall a few times. Not gonna lie.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Remote work was one of those unsettling tests. More than a few of those executives were managing virtual teams. We must stop the punch-clock mentality and the belief that if we let staff out of our sight, they’re going to be doing anything other than working. Over time people have come to value the advantages of working at home.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

By late April 2024, the team had closed the deal. She was the first female executive editor for Playboy and then went to work at Netflix and Disney and TikTok. 8 to director of product] to just work on fun projects. An environment where we need satire more than ever. Heres how it felt from the inside. Its a huge problem.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The process of grants compliance is a team sport and given all the financial and programmatic requirements, it requires collaboration between these two core functional areas. The best way to ensure effective grant administration is to build a culture of compliance and work together as a team, before the grant application is even submitted.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Perhaps you’re already having conversations with your team about how you can begin on the path to digital transformation. Your organization needs to be ready to adapt its approach when necessary to stay effective in this dynamic environment. To align your whole organization, you need to define the end you are working to achieve.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

With a team of scientists, I have developed a tool to make identification of microplastics using their unique chemical fingerprint more reliable. We hope that this work will help us learn about the types of microplastics floating through the air in our study area, Michigan. I am a machine learning researcher.

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

When you are the leader, you drive the team dynamics. But CEOs who head exceptional teams reject an egocentric attitude. They understand that when you commit to making your team successful, they will live up to your expectations. What chemistry creates an exceptional team? And work goes on.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 7, 2023

Culture revolves around personalities and a positive environment depends on understanding the needs of individual players and their interaction as a team. Over the past three years,orgSource has been working with the PCI team on several significant projects,” Kevin said. The leadership team began by discussing the issues.

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