Four Ways to Improve Mental Health in Your Organization

Four Ways to Improve Mental Health in Your Organization

Katy Stokes, LLMSW
Human Resources

As a leader, you understand that to take care of the well-being of an organization, you must care about the well-being of its people. Mental wellness is critical to reducing burnout, increasing productivity and staff retention, and improving functioning across many key skill areas, from communication to creativity to task completion. Healthy organizations must foster an environment that promotes mental health and wellness in order to thrive. Consider these ways you can support mental health in your organization.

How to Build a Donor List from Scratch

How to Build a Donor List from Scratch

Christopher Samp
Influence

Every organization wants a generous donor base that will sustain the organization for years to come. It’s like building a house; you have to start by compiling a list of building materials to buy (including checking out product reviews and comparing prices). If you have a customer relationship management (CRM) database, creating a donor list from scratch is easier than you think. This article also includes evaluation criteria for making a donor list entirely from scratch, with or without a database.

Workplace Conflict: Don't Get Mad. Don't Get Even. Get What you Want!

Workplace Conflict: Don't Get Mad. Don't Get Even. Get What you Want!

Mary Gladstone-Highland
Influence, Human Resources

You’ve likely heard the phrase, Don’t get mad, get even. The idea is that there isn’t much point in expending emotional energy on anger when you can take action. Well, this may be a motto some live by but when it comes to workplace conflict, “getting even” hardly ever leads to a healthy resolution. So what do you do when you are embroiled in the middle of a conflict and neither party will budge?

‘One Big Family’ Often Leaves People Out

‘One Big Family’ Often Leaves People Out

Christina Wichert
Influence

I’ve heard it said of many businesses and organizations: “Where we work, we are like one big family.” Often it’s the company or organization leadership saying this, and usually with the best of intentions. By calling your workplace “One big family” – you’re likely trying to say something about your work culture or ethos. The message that leaders who say this generally seem to be attempting to communicate is ‘this is a workplace that cares,’ or ‘we all work in harmony together.’ But no matter how good the intentions behind a message may be – it’s important to consider exactly what message behind these words is truly being conveyed to the workplace.