by Karen Kendrick | Nov 13, 2023 | Anxiety, Burnout, Personal Development, Self-care, Stress | Overworked, Personal Development, Professional Development, Self-care, Stress
Recently, I did something that ended up really backfiring. I was in a space where I was giving of my mind, heart, energy, talents, and loving kindness at work, at home, in the community, and with family in big ways. This brought me joy, and I felt like I was doing...
by Karen Kendrick | Feb 9, 2024 | Boundaries, Burnout, Emotional Triggers | Non-Profits, Overworked, Personal Development, Philanthropy, Self-care
“I’m doing the work of three people right now because of layoffs.” “My CEO expects to meet daily AND on camera!” “Working remotely, there’s no separation between work life and home life.” These are just a small sample of some of the comments we heard recently on a...
by Karen Kendrick | Jul 14, 2021 | Boundaries, Burnout, Emotional Triggers | Philanthropy, Self-care
“I’m doing the work of three people right now because of layoffs.” “My CEO still expects to meet daily AND on camera!” “There’s no separation between work life and home life.” “We’ve only been given two weeks to fully transition back to the office.” These are...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Aug 29, 2016 | Burnout, Self-care, Stress, Stress relief | Major Gift Officers, Non-Profits, Overworked, Uncategorized
I’m not sure if there is something in the water, but over the last week or so I’ve received five emails from MGOs asking how they can deal with the amount of stress their job carries. So I’ve decided I’ll list a number of ways you can help reduce your work stress and...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Nov 20, 2015 | Burnout, gratitude, Reflection, Work | Fundraising, Major Gift Officers, Overworked, Stress, Uncategorized
I talk to many major gift officers, development professionals and non-profit executives every week. Perhaps it’s the time of year, or the stage in their careers, but I’m hearing from a large portion of them that they are burned out, stressed out and contemplating a...