A wave of recent research highlights a troubling theme: Canada’s widening skills gap is taking a growing toll on the nonprofit sector, particularly in digital and tech-related roles. This article explores why upskilling matters more than ever—and offers five practical...
What kinds of questions circle through your mind as you search for a career that energizes and inspires you? It’s worth paying attention to the quality of your questions. As Anthony Robbins put it so well: “Quality questions create a...
This article is part of a series by PeerSpectives Consulting. Check out Part 1: People don’t want a boss. People want a coach, and Part 2: Using a coach approach for performance development. In this series of articles, beginning with the...
Brent Platt, MBA, CFRE, CQ, is a mission-driven fundraising professional with more than 15 years of experience running capital campaigns. In addition to serving many philanthropic organizations throughout his career, he works as both a coach and consultant for fundraising...
Congratulations on your promotion! Now what? Stepping into your first management position can feel daunting, even overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. New managers stumble for the same reasons, and most are avoidable. Here are some common ones I’ve...
In nonprofit work, it’s easy to feel pulled in every direction by funders, community needs, policy shifts, and team dynamics. When your to-do list outpaces your capacity, and you're navigating systems far more complex than any one person or team,...
This article is part of a series by PeerSpectives Consulting. Check out Part 1: People don’t want a boss. People want a coach, and Part 3: Are you getting opportunities to grow? When you think back to a time when you...
How to align your job with your strengths Do you feel stuck in a job that doesn’t fit? You are not alone! What if you could transform your job to align more closely with your strengths and interests? What if...
You’ve just come back from vacation, where, for once, you actually rested. You remember what it’s like to have slow mornings, long walks, and time to think. Then Monday hits. Your calendar is packed, your inbox is overflowing. People are...
‘Fun is better than perfect’ is a maxim for all of us prone to endlessly waiting for the perfect circumstances to arrive to begin doing what we really want. We end up regretting the things we didn’t do, rather than...
