Buzz words. Concepts that are all the rage. Phrases that seem to appear everywhere. The term “community engagement” is having that moment in the context of collaboration and organizational development.
A group of Delaware River Watershed professionals connect at an event. In fall 2022, the Institute for Conservation Leadership (ICL) established a new leadership development program for professionals of color
Check-ins, openers, and icebreakers play a critical role in a meeting’s success. When weighing how to spend precious time, sometimes leaders cut them to squeeze “work” out of every minute
Planning for collaborations is unique The issues facing those of us seeking healthy communities and ecosystems are complex. Most groups do not have the ability to create changes needed on
Yellow Peradeniya flowers bloom in April. The month of April is not only an exciting season of renewal and growth as we welcome Spring but is also when I culturally
Throughout the pandemic, we’ve all been driven to adapt to the uncertainty all around us. Our friend Andy Robinson of Train Your Board recently wrote about leading in uncertain times.
By show of hands, who thinks the brainstorming process is easy? If you answered with ambivalence (or less) you’re not alone. Brainstorming sessions can be a wonderful tool to
In searching for anything liberating about the past 10 months, I’ve appreciated the necessity to try new things. Whether it is about surviving a pandemic, addressing pervasive racial injustice as
Still working from home? Will you, like our team at ICL, require changes to your team dynamic and organizational systems to adapt to working virtually for the rest of 2020?
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward… Lao Tzu A colleague who