Systems Change Is All About Shifting Power

Power shifting is a process to understand the power you have by virtue of privilege, founders’ syndrome, delegating, sharing and shifting power. While there are no formulas for shifting power, there are many things you can do to start the process.

"An increasing number of nonprofits are working to change that. They’re listening to the people they serve to shift more power to them. And their self-reflections on how listening is transforming their relationships with the people they serve."

If you are ready to explore and implement a unique approach to engage historically excluded rural voices in community development efforts, this toolkit is required reading.

When you begin to think of yourself as a successful leader, you realize that there are more demands on your time than you can possibly fill. The solution to this challenge is developing a process of effective delegation. However, delegation is an important tool that many leaders hesitate to use.

The Implicit Association Test (IAT) measures attitudes and beliefs that people may be unwilling or unable to report. The IAT may be especially interesting if it shows that you have an implicit attitude that you did not know about.

Founder’s syndrome affects nonprofits and for-profits alike. And it can be crippling to any organization, regardless of the form it takes. Understanding what it is and how to avoid it, or fix it, is crucial to the future of your 501(c)(3) organization.

Conversations with coworkers, friends and family are essential to pushing back against racism. While it's important to understand the history and systemic factors that play into racism, it's important to also confront what's known as "microaggressions."

An implicit bias is an unconscious association, belief, or attitude toward any social group. This article describes causes of implicit bias, how it is measured, its effects and strategies to reduce its impact.

Communication is an important part of most industries, especially those in which you work with a team or the public. In this article, we’ll go over the importance of interpersonal skills in the workplace and review 14 steps you can take to hone and improve your own interpersonal abilities.

You may know what race you are, but how would you prove it if someone disagreed with you? The fact is, race is a social and political construct that has evolved in fascinating and often confusing ways over the centuries.