Archive for the ‘Generational clash’ Category

Are you managing up? Where does that come from?

September 2nd, 2011Posted by Mazarine

Managing Up, How does it work?

Have you ever known a boss or a person in management who just seemed to be there by luck, not by skill or management ability?

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Do you know a Graduate with no future? What is up with these protests?

August 16th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

London Riot

Um, hello? The austerity measures that the EU is trying to put into place are basically helping millions of people fall off the poverty cliff, and I am not down with that.

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April 27th Webinar: How do you get your board to fundraise?

April 13th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

board fundraising webinar

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Young Fabulous Nonprofit Leader Interview with Larissa DeLuna!

October 8th, 2010Posted by Mazarine

This is part two of my Young Fabulous Nonprofit Leaders Interview Series! People write a lot about Gen Y, but what about asking Gen Y what WE think? What is this leadership crisis all about anyway? How can we manage Gen Y? Is there some defining characteristic managers need to be aware of? Let’s get [...]

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Young Nonprofit Professionals Network! Interview with Meredith Maples

September 30th, 2010Posted by Mazarine

Meredith Maples, Vice President, YNPN Austin Chapter

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Who do you think you’re talking to? Managing Gen Y

September 1st, 2010Posted by Mazarine

Gen Y has been accused of a lot of things. Ego-centricity. Being not able to finish things. Needing a trophy for everything.

I disagree with labeling people Gen Y. The challenge with classifying people according to arbitrary periods of time is that you will find that many people, perhaps too many, are exceptions to the rules you’ve laid out for a “generation.”

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Development 301: Managing & Motivating Others, Part 3

August 12th, 2010Posted by Mazarine

Hi! Thanks for reading this series on how to manage and motivate others by discovering their strengths and helping them find tasks that they can excel in! These descriptions are taken from the book, “Now, Discover your Strengths” by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton, and I am indebted to them for their years of research [...]

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Development 301: Managing and Motivating Others Part 2

August 9th, 2010Posted by Mazarine

How can you discover your strengths? How do you manage people? Have you taken the Gallup assessment, which was given to over 2 million people, and provided insights on 34 types you might have to manage at work? This can be an invaluable tool as you help people discover their strengths, and focus on these [...]

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Why You Should Care About Inequality

July 6th, 2010Posted by Mazarine

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Incoming Message from Captain Obvious

June 10th, 2010Posted by Mazarine

ALL MINORITY GROUPS ARE UNDERREPRESENTED AS NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS.

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