by Karin Naslund | Jul 24, 2018 | Change Management, Executive Director
I was the Executive Director of an organization for 15 years. Early on, I led the organization through staff restructuring. Toward the end of my career, I led them through a second staff restructuring. Did I handle the two situations differently? Oh, yes. Very. This...
by Karin Naslund | Jun 20, 2018 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence, Executive Director, Leadership
As a psychologist, part of my practice involves working with a clinical team to assess and diagnose individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and various other disorders such as Autism, Anxiety, and Depression. A number of years ago, I had the...
by Karin Naslund | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog, Emotional Intelligence, Executive Director, Leadership, Supervisors
Does being an emotionally intelligent leader mean that you have to ‘vomit your psyche’ on a daily basis? Does it mean you have to share personal details of your relationships and feelings with others? Does it entail crying in public on a regular basis? We sure hope...
by Karin Naslund | May 29, 2018 | Blog, Executive Director, Leadership
Lately I’ve been seeing far more front to mid-level managers and fewer senior executives attending Great Supervision training. These training sessions are about investing in the supervisory skills of the people within an organization. Skills like better...
by Karin Naslund | May 23, 2018 | Blog, Executive Director, Leadership
Over the past month, I’ve spoken with two CEOs about their boards. Their questions and concerns were about roles and responsibilities, who should do what, and how to get the board to stay out of day-to-day work and focus on the bigger picture. Calls like this...
by Karin Naslund | May 22, 2018 | Blog, Executive Director, Leadership
In this week’s Tips Tuesday for Leaders video, I’ll share 3 things to include in your team meetings to keep them productive. (If you’d rather read about these than watch the video, keep scrolling to see the transcript.) Keep Meetings Productive...