by Karen Kendrick | Sep 16, 2024 | Curiosity, Mission, Reflection | Curiousity, Mission, Motivation, Personal Development
Fall is a time for recalibration. Nature teaches us that all things grow and thrive if they allow for the seasons and cycles of life. We are not machines. Yet, many times, we think we are. We run at full neck speed until we breakdown. But at what cost?! Sometimes, we...
by Karen Kendrick | Sep 6, 2024 | Donor meetings, Meeting Preparation, Personal Development | Asking, Donor Visits, Major Gift Officers, Personal Development, Stress, The Veritus Way
It’s here! That donor meeting you’ve been prepping for where you will be asking your donor to increase their giving significantly. This is exhilarating and a bit terrifying all at the same time! Now, because you follow the Veritus approach, you already: Know the...
by Karen Kendrick | Aug 21, 2024 | Learning, Learning Mindset, Personal Development, Professional Development | Curiousity, Personal Development, Professional Development
One self-development practice that I enjoy is to head to my bookshelf and allow my intuition to choose what book and page I read. Recently, I selected Change Your Questions Change Your Life: 12 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching, and Life by Marilee Adams, and I...
by Karen Kendrick | Aug 9, 2024 | Learning Mindset, Performance, Success | Evaluation, Fundraising, Performance, Personal Development, Professional Development, Teamwork
If I told you, “You’re a winner!” How would that sit with you? Would it make you feel uncomfortable? Like a fraud? Unsure if you deserved it? So many of us have a messy relationship with success and celebrating our wins. But why is that? Let’s take a moment to reframe...
by Karen Kendrick | Jun 14, 2024 | Attitude, Money, Role of Money, Wealth | Money, Motivation, Personal Development
It can be easy to think that your attitude about money is universal, but in reality, your beliefs are shaped by your life experience. Interestingly, all of us are in a conscious and subconscious relationship with money that we may not even be aware of. One of the...
by Karen Kendrick | Jun 7, 2024 | Communication, Empathy, mistakes, Non-Profit Leadership | Communication, Executive Directors, Leadership, Management, Personal Development
Being a good leader doesn’t mean you have to be perfect. On the contrary, the one top tested behavior when it comes to positively impacting your team’s job satisfaction and plan to stay is your ability to admit when you are wrong. Previously, research across...