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Investing in You: The Value of Reflection and Continued Learning
Like most nonprofit leaders, we sometimes find that we are so busy “doing the work” that we do not set nearly enough time aside to improve
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2019 Leadership Resolutions from the ICL Team
ICL staff and Board members share their leadership resolutions for 2019! Dianne Russell Since leading the Women in Conservation Summit for National Wildlife Federation
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In it Together: Reflections on Building Inclusive Spaces
As facilitators, our job is to help environmental and conservation leaders have tough conversations, build consensus, and together explore ways to end inequalities and foster
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Want an Effective Partnership? Ask These 4 Key Questions First!
If the word “partnership” makes you shudder, you are in good company. It can be hard enough to work with your teammates, much less try
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The Power of Peers: Lessons from an Executive Director Learning Group
When in a position of leadership, it’s easy to forget that we don’t have to go it alone. However, as leaders we benefit from spaces
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Change: ICL’s Summer Reading Recommendations
ICL’s team picks their favorite books about change for this summer. Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard by Chip and Dan