All Episodes
Leadership Deep Dive — 219 episodes
Ep 191: Pausing for the Yum: Joy as a Leadership Skill
Ep 190: Leading Through The Gut Punch
Ep 189: Out-of-the-Box Leadership: Honoring Henry Kimsey-House
Ep 188: Stop Overthinking and Take Action
Ep 187: Ethical Influence. How to Lead Without Manipulating.
Ep 186: Staying Human in the Age of AI
Ep 185: 40 Years Later, A Second Chance To Process Some Grief
Ep 184: Better Not Perfect
Ep 183: Being Distracted = Being Exhausted
Ep 182: Is Intelligence Overrated?
Ep 181: I Had a Really Successful Career, But I was Miserable
Ep 180: Processing Grudges and Releasing Resentment
Ep 179: The Neuroscience of Giving
Ep 178: Life Lessons from Memorable Movies
Ep 177: Can You Actually Sharpen Your Intuition?
Ep 176: Persuasion Without Pressure
Ep 175: After the “splat!”: Recovering from Disappointment
Ep 174: Anger Is a Tricky Emotion to Navigate
Ep 173: The Art of Transformative Communication
Ep 172: The Happy People Project
Ep 171: Leading with Soul
Ep 170: Taking Your Hand Off The Hot Stove
Ep 169: Are You Deep in The Weeds or Lost in the Vision
Ep 168: The Space Between No Longer and Not Yet
Ep 168: Radical Acceptance
Ep 167: Is Your Life Messy Enough
Ep 166: Authenticity in Leadership
Ep 165: Permission to Retreat
Ep 164: The Great Collision
Ep 163: Naming the Elephant in the Room
Ep 162: Back to School
Ep 161: Finding Gifts and Opportunities in Difficult Circumstances
Ep 160: You Can’t Handle the Love
Ep 159: Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
Ep 158: Using Your Mind for a Healthier and Happier Life
Ep 157: Choice in Personal Growth and Leadership
Ep156: Are You Above or Below the Line?
Ep 155: Handwritten Letters to Foster Relationships
Ep 154: Dealing with the Death of a Loved One
Ep 153: With People Slow is Fast and Fast is Slow
Ep 152: Embracing Disruptive Events and Emotions
Ep 151: 2024 Rearview Mirror and 2025 Windshield
Ep 150: Bringing Your Heart to Work
Ep 149: Dealing with Uncertainty and Making Decisions
EP 148: Taking on Challenges
Ep 147: Work in Your Zone of Genius
Ep 146: The Power of Choice: Yes, No, or Counteroffer
Ep 145: Dealing with Exhaustion and Depletion
Ep 144: Unleashing Your Inner Second Grader
Ep 143: Completion or Decay
Ep 142: Handling Rejection and Embracing New Perspectives
Ep 141: Discover the Secret to Silence the Inner Critic
EP 140: Coaching for Accountability
Ep 139: The Practice of Forgiveness
Ep 138: Master the Art of Coaching
Ep 137: The Trap of Judging
Ep 136: Incompletions and Their Impact
Ep 135: Confronting Failure
Ep 134: On Graceful Endings
Ep: 133 The Science of Stuck
Ep: 132 Let Go of Control
Ep: 131 Creating Leadership Stakes
Ep: 130 How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World with Christian Madsbjerg
Ep: 129: How Women Can Say Goodbye to Perfect and Hello to Confidence
Ep: 128 Wisdom From the Middle Ages with David Langiulli
Ep: 127 Sensitivity with Andre Sólo
Ep: 126 Life in Five Senses With Gretchen Rubin
Ep: 125 Rising Together With Sally Helgesen
Ep: 124 Six Steps to Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak
Ep: 123 Learning Those Hard Personal Development Lessons
Ep: 122 What Do You Want Out of Life? with Valerie Tiberius
Ep: 121 The Fun Habit With Mike Rucker
Ep: 120 Personal Development with the Leadership Deep Dive Team
Ep: 119 Advanced Listening for Fundraisers with Mark Vincent
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – Holiday Saboteurs
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – Creating a Culture of Accountability
Ep 118: Journaling as a Leadership Practice with Lisa Gruenloh
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – The Pleaser Saboteur
Ep 117: Finding your way with Kimberley MacKenzie
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – 3 Ways to Get Stuff Done
Ep 116: Actually Talking About Money with Jane Finette
Ep 115: Expanding Fundraising Metrics with Joe Torres
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – 5 Ways to Run a Meeting That Doesn’t Suck
Ep 114: Grant Trends and Technology with Gauri Manglik
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – Sage Perspective
Ep 113: Social Change Philanthropy with Cathy Mann
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – A New Model to Create Healthy Conflict
Ep 112: What Does Leadership Deep Dive Actually Do?
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – The Victim Saboteur
Ep. 111: The Value of Mentorship from a Student Perspective with Teddi Tostanoski
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – Exploring Your Relationship with Conflict
Ep. 110: Gaslighting Ourselves is NOT a Leadership Skill with Margaret Katz Cann
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – Avoider Saboteur
Ep. 109: Introverting Your Way to Fundraising Success with Emma Lewzey
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – 10 Questions to Empower Teams
Ep. 108: Play in Leadership with Kaitlyn Corse and Katrin Windsor
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – Hyper Vigilant Saboteur
Ep. 107: Finding Fundraising Inspiration in Unconventional Places with Brock Warner
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – 3 Powerful Ways Leaders Listen
Ep. 106: Leading through Relentless with Marc Cowell
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – Scarcity Mindset
Ep. 105: Sabbaticals, Rest and Wellness with Nneka Allen
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – How to Increase Team Trust
Ep. 104: Embracing Mindful Self Compassion with David and Margaret
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – The Hyper Achiever Saboteur
Ep. 103: The Alchemy of Trust Based Philanthropy with Jennifer Steele
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – The 3 Hats Leaders Wear
Ep. 102: Surfing the Uncertainty with David and Margaret
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – The Controller Saboteur
Ep. 101: Fostering a sense of belonging on your board with Christal Cherry
Celebrating 100 Episodes! Lessons from our Adventures in Podcasting.
Ep. 100: Vulnerability as a Leadership Superpower with Jennie Arbogash
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – The Stickler Saboteur
Episode 99: Less Doing more Being with Michael K. Sahota
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – Designing Team Agreements
Episode 98: Unmasking Wholeness in Diversity with Barton Cutter
The Master Saboteur – Introducing The Judge
Episode 97: Bringing Indigenous Protocols to Your Organization with Rowena Veylan
Growing Nonprofit Leaders – Identifying Your Core Values
Episode 96: 2021 Year-End Thoughts and Musings: What Just Happened?
Episode 95: STOP telling people what to do! with Edwin Vega
Episode 94: A Conversation on Saboteurs with Janice Cunning and Margaret Katz Cann
Episode 93: The Secret to Successful Grant Writing with Amanda Day and Kimberly Hays de Muga
Episode 92: Choosing a Stand with Peter Docker
Episode 91: The Marathon of Fundraising With Lisa Hallee
Bonus Episode: Overcoming Nonprofit Pain Points
Episode 90: How Good Fundraisers Are Born
Episode 89: Creating a Healthy Board with Christal Cherry
Episode 88: Diversifying Fundraising with Tanya Rumble and Mariya Yurukova
Episode 87 – Do’s and Don’ts When Training and Coaching Staff
Episode 86 – Navigating Power Dynamics
Episode 85 – Trailblazing a New Path Inward with Kate Norton
Bonus Episode: You’re a Manager, Now What?
Episode 84: Fundraising is a Team Sport: Steps to Influence Change
Episode 83: Embracing Neurodiversity at Work with Wanda Deschamps
Episode 82: Three Essential Fundraising Skills with Margaret and David
Episode 81: Being a Leader in Transition with John Torget
Episode 80: Bonus Episode: Executive Leadership Coaching with Dawn Marie Schlegel
Episode 79: Executive Coaching for Higher Ed Leaders with Pat Mather
Episode 78: The Balancing Act of Fundraising and Managing with Sue McCoy
Episode 77: Corporate Sponsorships with Brent Barootes
Episode 76: Diversifying Your Personal Brand with Meena Das
Episode 75: Leaders Need Rest for Success with Amy Varga
Episode 74: Build Your Career with a Personal Board of Directors with Paul Nazareth
Episode 73: Collecting Courage: Traversing the whiteness of the philanthropic sector as Black fundraisers
Episode 72: Reflections on Coaching in 2020
Episode 71 Overcoming Fundraising Challenges in Smaller Shops with Emily Capelle
Episode 70: Creating Equitable Organizations with Joenita Paulrajan
Episode 69: How Organizations Can Really Live Their Values with Nicole Salmon
Episode 68: 5 Ways to Prepare for Senior Leadership with Mariya Yurukova
Episode 67: Connecting Emotions & Values with Isabel Pérez-Doherty
Bonus Episode: Creating NOT Congress with Laura Champion
Episode 66: Now is the Time to Work on Your Mental Fitness
Bonus Episode: Leadership Lessons from a 5th Grade Teacher
Episode 65: Exploring Identity with Nneka Allen and Scott Russell
Episode 64: Choose Your Nonprofit Leadership Style with Gail Bower and Karen Eber Davis
Episode 63: Thoughtful Career Building with Jessica Wroblewski
Episode 62: Ways to “Manage Up” with Emma Lewzey
Episode 61: The 5 Types of Agility that Help During Disruption with Henna Inam
Episode 60: Stories that Illustrate Impact with Dr. Rob Harter
Episode 59: Playing the Infinite Game with Megan Tregunno
Episode 58: Playbook for Our Times with Maryann Kerr
Episode 57: Getting Minds Right
Episode 56: Values Create Fundraising Success with Cathy Mann
Episode 55: Strengthening Your Team with Dr. Ray Burgman
Episode 54: Leaders Need Space to Feel Their Feelings
Episode 53: Exploring Your Money Story with Margaret Cann
Episode 52 Leading with Vulnerability with Lavinia Boxill
Episode 51: Leadership Lessons at Sea with Krista Slade
Episode 50: Take Control of Your Retirement Plans
Episode 49: Great Leadership and Sleep
Episode 48: You Can Manage To Retain Fundraisers
Episode 47: Successes, Challenges and Lessons from 2019
Episode 46: Leaders Balance Listening and Talking
Episode 45: Recapturing Fundraising (the “being” part)
Episode 44: Leaders Need to Accept VUCA
Episode 43: A New Conversation About Philanthropy with Juniper Locilento
Episode 42: Lessons from Leadership and Parenting with Barbara Evans
Episode 41: Playing the Long Game with Paul Nazareth
Episode 40: Discover Your Play Personality
Episode 39: Financial Literacy with Lupei Dilena
Episode 38: Lessons from a Mid-Year Review
Episode 37: Make the Shift from Gossip to Candor
Episode 36: Coaching Culture with Rickesh Lakhani and Nicole Thibideau
Episode 35: Overcome Limits to Fundraising Success
Episode 34: Co-Leading with Dawn Marie Schlegel and Steven Endicott
Episode 33: Taking the Leap from Frontliner to Becoming a Manager
Episode 32: Strategic Organizational Design with Tahsin Alam
Episode 31: Powerfully Leading From Behind
Episode 30: Harness Your Inner Guidance with Kathy Archer
Episode 29: Three Leadership Superpowers
Episode 28: Leading as a MoMGO with Kristen Krista
Episode 27: Make an Investment in Leadership
Episode 26: Powerful Leadership Starts with Integrity
Episode 25: Healthcare Fundraising: Raising Money and Hope
Episode 24: Reflecting on 2018
Episode 23: Understand the Donor’s Mindset
Episode 22: 5 Ways Meditation Supports Our Leadership
Episode 21: Delivering Great Donor Service
Episode 20: Leadership is Hard, and That’s OK.
Episode 19: Harness Your Calendar for Productivity
Episode 18: Successful Fundraising in a Nutshell
Episode 17: Leading an Integrated Life
Episode 16: Leadership Habit with Patrick Mather
Episode 15: Getting To What’s Essential
Episode 14: Cultivate a Growth Mindset
Episode 13: Create Your Winning Pitch
Episode 12: Healthy Conflict Builds Stronger Teams
Episode 11: Leaders Need Feedback to Grow
Episode 10: Leadership Advice with Allison Howell Quinton
Episode 9: Turn Website Visitors into Donors
Episode 8: More Money and Balance – It is Possible
Episode 7: Divide and Prioritize Your Big Challenges
Episode 6: Being with Emotions At Work
Episode 5: Putting Your Values to Work
Episode 4: Unlocking Relationships with Donors
Episode 3: How to Hire a Top Fundraiser
Episode 2: Work Smarter in 2018
Episode 1: Creating a Culture of Accountability