tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67456001130164893322024-02-07T19:28:31.246-05:00Solutions For GoodThoughts and resources for professionals serving in mission-based organizations.
Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-73969930508503043002023-12-01T00:18:00.021-05:002023-12-05T11:47:32.122-05:00Gift Giving for Good: Cool gift ideas from organizations making a difference<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKCLDj-O1yW6hUGzkhk4hd9Z59P1GOJqOA1sa0GFlqnPeCg5-2IRBmW-L5qXMBYtXaDII9XwhfXomnQ2ATGsY7mplnbIScQ5wYUv3haayy-mS3UL16aA8L4H4LR5UwlHedjCC8MUbCPntOki-mQzxRP7-QCYQ9x2A4i2hJjGI72OiPzqhHX9lU8Cpc4Y/s6912/Red%20&%20Gold%20Simple%20Diwali%20Sale%20Outdoor%20Banner%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="6912" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKCLDj-O1yW6hUGzkhk4hd9Z59P1GOJqOA1sa0GFlqnPeCg5-2IRBmW-L5qXMBYtXaDII9XwhfXomnQ2ATGsY7mplnbIScQ5wYUv3haayy-mS3UL16aA8L4H4LR5UwlHedjCC8MUbCPntOki-mQzxRP7-QCYQ9x2A4i2hJjGI72OiPzqhHX9lU8Cpc4Y/w419-h279/Red%20&%20Gold%20Simple%20Diwali%20Sale%20Outdoor%20Banner%20(1).jpg" width="419" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Buy something that your person will love, while also giving love back to the community. Shop for gifts at these nonprofit organizations. There are a few national ones and a list of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Baltimore organizations. Like shopping local, this is a way to spend your money to align with that is most important to you.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">All offer online shopping unless specified differently.</span></p><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-461ad782-7fff-2eb5-cfe3-dd68551435a6"><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;"><colgroup><col width="234"></col><col width="756"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: #ffd966; border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #783f04; font-family: "Bad Script", cursive; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Organization Name and Link</span></p></td><td style="background-color: #ffd966; border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #783f04; font-family: "Bad Script", cursive; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Gift Items Sold</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: #fff2cc; border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #783f04; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">National Nonprofits</span></p></td><td style="background-color: #fff2cc; border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://secure.railstotrails.org/site/Ecommerce?store_id=4081&VIEW_HOMEPAGE=true#featuredCategories" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rails to Trails Conservancy</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Get great gear! Support the trails you love.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://shop.eji.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Equal Justice Initiative </span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Shirts, books and more for social justice.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.smithsonianstore.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Smithsonian</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A lot of everything, just like the museums.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.market.unicefusa.org/?_ga=2.95785692.1596884476.1701406040-1449438113.1701406040&_gac=1.86859498.1701406040.Cj0KCQiAgqGrBhDtARIsAM5s0_ng7U176wzUFXU-i35I9EiNJqZHGAcBM2y13OCCKgwy8zkJjbvlTyEaAuo6EALw_wcB" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Unicef</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Beautiful hand-crafted artisanal gifts </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://store.sierraclub.org/adopt-a-wild-animal-c32.aspx" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sierra Club</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Adopt” a wild animal! Get a stuffed version</span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> and a booklet about the animal, an adoption certificate, fun animal facts, a sticker sheet, and a map of American wildlife.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: #fff2cc; border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #783f04; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Baltimore Nonprofits</span></p></td><td style="background-color: #fff2cc; border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://public.baltimoreclayworks.org/public/shop" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Baltimore Clayworks</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Beautiful ceramic items in their brick and mortar or online shop; also can purchase a gift card for a class or workshop for a deserving loved one</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.girlscoutshop.com/CENTRAL-MARYLAND-COUNCIL?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=gsocm001&utm_content=general&gad=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3t3z9a_zgAMVTO7ICh3uQQ_3EAAYASAAEgJTtfD_BwE" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Girl Scouts of Central Maryland</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Buy one of many items for your favorite Girl Scout</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://poe-baltimore-inc.square.site/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Poe Baltimore</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Support Baltimore’s Edgar Allan Poe house by purchasing one of many, many fun Poe-themed gifts</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://herringrunnursery.bluewaterbaltimore.org/?_ga=2.227589849.551646913.1701403033-66529363.1701403033&_gl=1%2a1xrbcq4%2a_ga%2aNjY1MjkzNjMuMTcwMTQwMzAzMw..%2a_ga_DLPL22159Z%2aMTcwMTQwMzAzMi4xLjEuMTcwMTQwMzExNC40Mi4wLjA." style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Blue Water Baltimore</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Gift card to the Herring Run Nursery for all native plants</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://pattersonpark.com/friendsstore" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Friends of Patterson Park</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Several fun FPP options for fur baby to baby, baby and beyond</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://bo-railroad-museum-store.myshopify.com/collections/all" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">B&O Railroad Museum</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The place to shop for the train enthusiast in your life- child or adult. Great for history-lovers too.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://mpt-shop.myshopify.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Maryland Public Television</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Intriguing books, DVDs and more</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://shop.artbma.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Baltimore Museum of Art</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Lovely items- jewelry, kids toys, books and more. Online and in the museum</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.avam.org/museum-store-sideshow" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Visionary Art Museum</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">So fun! Shop in person. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“The best museum gift shop you’ve ever been to in your life.” </span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">- John Waters</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://barcs.myspreadshop.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">BARCS</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Shop to save lives! For the animal lover in your life</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://marylandspca.threadless.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Maryland SPCA</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Clothing, bags, mugs and more. “Feel the warmth of a cold nose.”</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://dnr.maryland.gov/forests/Pages/treemendous/default.aspx" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tree-Mendous Maryland</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Gift of trees. A gift for you, me and everyone.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.artwithaheart.net/shop/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Art With a Heart</span></a></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-right: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #cccccc 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><h4 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #783f04; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">HeARTwares is Art with a Heart’s social enterprise retail store. HeARTwares is a great place to shop for meaningful gifts, jewelry, and housewares.</span></h4></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div>Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-26406056405194478462023-11-30T22:26:00.005-05:002023-11-30T22:26:38.482-05:00Professional Development Offerings<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9WUUwDXgH8ft5_6h8GzzywIfZDvdaRHD_UxUA-pr5NtXLRfnTzhVMrER5u0hnebiyOP82myMbk2wjMyhpOrQudZZIUh217tT7V1tEcZQF1OE7Y6voPcdnz2sUKDrR6s6ZZSr2TMKRaR4DfjVOK1nVgctS9VI_FJluw8dJgQJmyuiqJ-rve4_MqbTd24/s2608/PD.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="2000" height="766" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9WUUwDXgH8ft5_6h8GzzywIfZDvdaRHD_UxUA-pr5NtXLRfnTzhVMrER5u0hnebiyOP82myMbk2wjMyhpOrQudZZIUh217tT7V1tEcZQF1OE7Y6voPcdnz2sUKDrR6s6ZZSr2TMKRaR4DfjVOK1nVgctS9VI_FJluw8dJgQJmyuiqJ-rve4_MqbTd24/w586-h766/PD.png" width="586" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-11265652991627184432023-11-30T22:22:00.004-05:002023-11-30T22:23:50.355-05:00Uplift- Clarify- Thrive with Professional Coaching-- *NEW* Service Offering<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_4Ha6sj68o4zBsXHkBN99GP23U9nrYnrxgYUHarV9E83w_0dVxKde62e0s7_8umdG0EszwvTDOy1B1dx3nGXaky6YjwXq1wJs4OoToMmKDToaOu5MP7lgWlj0zXsgMNMNeE5pMhihmQ2XPdXg2ZQn4Eusj09kN5gh1tCATtO_yxOUF_uVdokdXyAK7g/s2614/coaching.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="2000" height="773" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_4Ha6sj68o4zBsXHkBN99GP23U9nrYnrxgYUHarV9E83w_0dVxKde62e0s7_8umdG0EszwvTDOy1B1dx3nGXaky6YjwXq1wJs4OoToMmKDToaOu5MP7lgWlj0zXsgMNMNeE5pMhihmQ2XPdXg2ZQn4Eusj09kN5gh1tCATtO_yxOUF_uVdokdXyAK7g/w591-h773/coaching.png" width="591" /></a></div><p></p>Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-17322040248524221812022-02-11T23:16:00.037-05:002023-11-30T22:10:33.324-05:00Giving LOVE to your wellness!<p style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Happy
Valentine's Day! </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">💕</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On this Valentine's Day, whether you are happily coupled, not so happily coupled, happily single, single and looking or whatever else, <span style="color: #cc0000;">why not adopt Valentine’s Day for your own wellness?</span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">More and more,
like many of you, “wellness” has been on my mind. From the perspective of a
management consultant working with people in organizations, I see, hear and
feel your stress. For all the tragedy and hardship of the pandemic, wellness,
work-life harmony and acknowledgement of mental health has taken a forefront
and I am grateful for that for all of us. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOZ7_aQBvRxT3la652nu3tuJxtGlkrz0xS0U-HEBjSpV4guZY8ukGWuSVaCeS8Q0IrGX_BGK81536JwwhF_QO-0e8-EaHkIR2vFWUM0FFk8KbUOFKa3lP2NmnE-PBwwS0vgUEhFQQV_3yhWH1vbwJlmXjvqAp30OB_-FFBy7CpHwkagQny_Y7VyI6G=s2048" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1522" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOZ7_aQBvRxT3la652nu3tuJxtGlkrz0xS0U-HEBjSpV4guZY8ukGWuSVaCeS8Q0IrGX_BGK81536JwwhF_QO-0e8-EaHkIR2vFWUM0FFk8KbUOFKa3lP2NmnE-PBwwS0vgUEhFQQV_3yhWH1vbwJlmXjvqAp30OB_-FFBy7CpHwkagQny_Y7VyI6G=w104-h139" width="104" /></a></div><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I humbly reach
out to you as someone also working on my own wellness - gratitude, relaxation,
fitness, joy and mindfulness. Below are some resources for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A quick note - I’m excited to start a
certificate program this week through Cornell University’s online program in
wellness, focusing on organizations and their people. More to come as I
incorporate this further into my consulting work and partner with others
offering quality wellness programming. Look for #WellnessWednesday posts on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/katescherr-adams/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">my LinkedIn page</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;">Ideas to Get You Started</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Digital
detox</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
- we hear this a lot, but do we do it? Look on your phone for the
"digital well-being" option for a start.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Practice <b>mindfulness</b>
- <a href="https://www.mindful.org/free-mindfulness-apps-worthy-of-your-attention/"><span style="color: blue;">best free mindfulness apps</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sign up that
<b>movement class</b> you have wanted to take (online or in-person) -
yoga, interval training, water aerobics, etc. Or try <a href="https://www.fitnessblender.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Fitness Blender</span></a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene"><span style="color: blue;">Yoga with Adriene</span></a> to workout free from home.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Buy a <b>community-supported
agriculture</b> (CSA) membership for this spring to get boxes of local
produce weekly while supporting local farms. Find local ones <a href="https://www.localharvest.org/csa/"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Be in <b>nature.</b>
Enjoy your local, state and national parks (or your own yard)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cuddle your <b>fur
baby</b>! (<a href="https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/mood-boosting-power-of-dogs.htm#:~:text=Pets%2C%20especially%20dogs%20and%20cats,valuable%20companionship%20for%20older%20adults."><span style="color: blue;">health benefits of</span></a>- if you have a fur baby,
you do not need the science to confirm this)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Make that <b>doctor’s
appointment </b>that you have been putting off for a physical,
mammogram, colonoscopy, etc. Show yourself some love!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Try new <a href="https://www.wellright.com/blog/top-10-healthy-snacks-that-support-your-corporate-wellness-program"><b><span style="color: blue;">healthy snacks </span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Visit an <b>elder</b>
- parent, grandparent, aunt/uncle, lady down the street. You will make
their day and learn so much! This is a great thing to do with children.
They can make Valentine’s Day cards and join for a masked, socially
distanced visit.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Practice <a href="https://www.mindful.org/how-to-practice-gratitude/"><b><span style="color: blue;">gratitude</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you want to delve in
deeper, here are 3 practitioners that are offering online (and in-person)
classes that help with mindfulness and introspection.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/brialexanderwellness/"><span style="color: blue;">Bri Alexander Wellness</span></a> - Sound & Dance Healer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.melissacurtincoaching.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Melissa Curtin</span></a> - <span style="background: white;">HeartMath®
Certified Trainer and life coach </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.deesatterfield.net/"><span style="color: blue;">Dee Satterfield</span></a> - Blissful Body Yoga Instructor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wishing you joy, comfort
and gratitude! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kate</span></i><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-52744675286569743232021-08-03T00:57:00.010-04:002021-08-04T12:31:32.207-04:00 Hybrid Work: Let's Make it Successful For You and Your Team<p><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I LOVE working from home! I miss the office… but my dog will be lonely!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> My kids are still home - how can I balance this? I can do all of my work easily from home! I need the office environment to keep me focused.</span></span></i></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-fb4655f7-7fff-6c71-1830-c5200af700b6" style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span>I’ve heard all of these and more. We all have feelings around this transition. There is definitely an element of stress in returning to the office, as well as excitement. </span></span></p><span><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC7ekn7EKNThj-XPyK4KR9ok3UQptNEpzAbIpQPWmVqaF1tmx6Mv2fB1yePyhLpNWGaVZmcdeGYIRGgz1pNHY5Ov7qaOvLojUD0snMiAofqP7L7Jzsz_s9bIqZwyRcTZvwACXGoGyHz4/s600/hybrid+1.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC7ekn7EKNThj-XPyK4KR9ok3UQptNEpzAbIpQPWmVqaF1tmx6Mv2fB1yePyhLpNWGaVZmcdeGYIRGgz1pNHY5Ov7qaOvLojUD0snMiAofqP7L7Jzsz_s9bIqZwyRcTZvwACXGoGyHz4/w142-h142/hybrid+1.png" width="142" /></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span>For the sake of camaraderie, team spirit, Zoom fatigue and that real life interaction makes a difference, we will likely need to be in the office at least some of the time. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span>At the same time following the pandemic, many organizations are becoming more comfortable with their teams working from home and many employees like that arrangement. Given this, many of us will see a hybrid work schedule in our futures, if not already. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span><br /></span></span></p><span><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: medium;">A few things to consider for your team with a hybrid work schedule:</span></b></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Communication </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Be explicit about the policies and options for your team. Clarify about shared desk/office space, ensure that remote employees have access to all the same information as in-office employees at any given time and be ready to problem solve for any issues that arise due to hybrid schedules. Good communication creates trust and feelings of fairness.</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clear expectations </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Create a clear schedule for your team, develop measurable work goals and deadlines, be clear about expectations, and share safety guidelines for in-person gatherings. “Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind.”, says Brene Brown.</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flexibility</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - Allow some flexibility for your team for which days/hours they work in or out of the office and consider which meetings can be held remotely. Support your team with work/life balance.</span></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Equity </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Consider that not all of your team have the same resources when working remotely. Will there be any stipends provided for home office supplies (printers, for example) or utilities (internet) or to rent a co-working space? What child care/elder care issues are people facing? Consider ways you can support all members of your team with various challenges and resources.</span></span></p></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">A few helpful articles about making a hybrid work setting successful:</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 18pt 0pt 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjREeZxEkNDc7khFokgqNzkJ0LcxHV201ckRXAt-Sg_-JGWK9gRvMWONyaeESrAA_8MEVJhSDja04Gt6S5OsfDieQypZKhaDfvNHQpT-2-wyjyBG6rbZLPMLWlZO85y5cegnYp-C0LZw/s1201/hybrid2.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1201" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjREeZxEkNDc7khFokgqNzkJ0LcxHV201ckRXAt-Sg_-JGWK9gRvMWONyaeESrAA_8MEVJhSDja04Gt6S5OsfDieQypZKhaDfvNHQpT-2-wyjyBG6rbZLPMLWlZO85y5cegnYp-C0LZw/w134-h94/hybrid2.png" width="134" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.themuse.com/advice/hybrid-work-models-explained-questions" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here’s What You Need to Know (and Ask) if Your Company’s Considering a Hybrid Work Setup</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 18pt 0pt 0pt;"><a href="https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-news/pages/employers-launch-hybrid-work-plans-identify-early-obstacles.aspx" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Employers Launch Hybrid Work Plans, Identify Early Obstacles</span></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 18pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;"><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/30/3-keys-to-a-good-hybrid-work-plan-according-to-a-workplace-scientist.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Key Parts of a Good Hybrid Work Plan</span></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 7pt 0pt 0pt;"><a href="https://www.themuse.com/advice/hybrid-work-schedule-planning" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">How to Plan Your Ideal Hybrid Work Schedule (So You Can Live Your Best Life)</span></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: #fcfcfc; line-height: 1.464; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 12pt 0pt 0pt;"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2021/05/05/the-hybrid-work-model-a-new-challenge-for-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/?sh=4dac27537dc9" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Hybrid Work Model: A New Challenge For Diversity, Equity And Inclusion</span></span></a></p><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: #fcfcfc; line-height: 1.464; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 12pt 0pt 0pt;"><a href="https://www.wrike.com/return-to-work-guide/flexible-working/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Flexible Working</span></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: #fcfcfc; line-height: 1.464; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 12pt 0pt 0pt;"><a href="https://www.wrike.com/return-to-work-guide/return-to-work-guidelines/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Return to Work Guidelines</span></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: #fcfcfc; line-height: 1.464; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 12pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/human-resource-covid-19-faqs/faqs-remote-work-during-covid-19/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UMBC’s FAQs for Remote Work During COVID-19</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: x-small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">nice example of clear policies and communication </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqi232n2O3Anpsk1ltHjEXe7hD9tC2vKZ0YTjDPevjwlWI2rlfjP0DD6jrNpLFH91PHKUIUeSpVZAlKP6eVjck9Lh3x7sH7mYyNKW89IZm8rfxqU44H_QiN7P3r7SaFLzyIrVhDrIMpw/" style="clear: left; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="757" height="28" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqi232n2O3Anpsk1ltHjEXe7hD9tC2vKZ0YTjDPevjwlWI2rlfjP0DD6jrNpLFH91PHKUIUeSpVZAlKP6eVjck9Lh3x7sH7mYyNKW89IZm8rfxqU44H_QiN7P3r7SaFLzyIrVhDrIMpw/w27-h28/image.png" width="27" /></span></a>Idea for in the office:</span><span style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Use door hang tags or other visual notifications to let people know if a person is in the office (but awa</span><span style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">y from their desk) or working remotely on that day. This is helpful to keep people connected and to know what to expect.</span><br /><span style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: arial;"><b>This is new territory. Learn what you can. Be good to your team. Be good to yourself!</b></span></span></p><div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-68357640172814109432020-12-28T11:16:00.009-05:002021-02-02T09:22:34.611-05:00 Planning in 2021 Brings Peace<p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTH9dkXH8vqeLBpR9WbKuRwVi7m0LguHxPy2pcdvZxAXvhI-WYOM8xmTZNKIwH6ad5bZs9G2Mzn2X0qkuOThFXId4BPbGkFTJ6D2kccA52s8mwiKtbBAEq0nGK7a_O99SvVlActO0y6JM/s470/2021+shadow.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="470" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTH9dkXH8vqeLBpR9WbKuRwVi7m0LguHxPy2pcdvZxAXvhI-WYOM8xmTZNKIwH6ad5bZs9G2Mzn2X0qkuOThFXId4BPbGkFTJ6D2kccA52s8mwiKtbBAEq0nGK7a_O99SvVlActO0y6JM/w139-h99/2021+shadow.jpg" width="139" /></a></div>It's 2021, while enthusiastic, we are still grappling with unknowns😕, but we are ready to get things done. We have some experience under our belts with this pandemic and will navigate better.</span></span></h1><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have heard, “My people are too stressed to plan.” Yes, your people are still stressed, this is true. With a clear process, good leadership and realistic targets,<i> planning can decrease stress.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Planning helps your team have guidance and reassurance. Let your team know:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-weight: bold;"> </span> > What the intentions are and that the plan is<b style="color: #674ea7;"> flexible</b> due to the unknowns.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span><span> > A</span>ssure them that the organization is <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">“people first”</span> </b>and will put the treasure of their <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>talent<span> </span>first and will focus on their well-being.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Planning Tips</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Below are some fundamentals in a time with continued uncertainty.<span> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">It is often helpful to bring in an outside facilitator to assist teams with planning and goal setting. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">This is one of our strengths at </span><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">KS Solutions Consulting (virtually or in-person), </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="mailto:kscherr@kssolution.com">reach out to us</a> if you would like to discuss this.</span> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span>Tips: </span><span> </span><span> </span><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-62aefc46-7fff-742a-e7f6-7b54a2a35878"></span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Prioritize people</span></li><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Be adaptive & flexible</li><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgoNPO9FYpU_5TVdWveg8ARXEw6gA9K7CsDsiOZhw3fs-lPJ5aURs3OxpqRc0CkL4OLkZ1A4azTXFj5MDayhZ2kv1zV6THsunKkB1RHQ9kd8lw0uHEbwipSx2j3C2CwAb-xUGa695XBw/s225/peace.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgoNPO9FYpU_5TVdWveg8ARXEw6gA9K7CsDsiOZhw3fs-lPJ5aURs3OxpqRc0CkL4OLkZ1A4azTXFj5MDayhZ2kv1zV6THsunKkB1RHQ9kd8lw0uHEbwipSx2j3C2CwAb-xUGa695XBw/w153-h153/peace.jpg" width="153" /></a></div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Focus on programs that have most impact on those you serve</span><p></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Involve your board</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Stay in touch with funders</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Consider your organization's role in racial justice- how can you do better?</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Spruce up internal operations</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Give yourself grace</span></p></li></ul><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-dabac294-7fff-d1e3-51a5-ce94bfdde72d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The <a href="https://www.bridgespan.org/ ">Bridgespan Group</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has offered helpful articles and tools about nonprofits managing during the pandemic. A few are linked below.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-dabac294-7fff-d1e3-51a5-ce94bfdde72d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/library/strategy-development/eight-steps-for-managing-through-tough-times ">Managing Through Rough Times</a> </span></p></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-dabac294-7fff-d1e3-51a5-ce94bfdde72d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href=" https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/library/strategy-development/nonprofit-scenario-planning-during-a-crisis">Scenario Planning During a Crisis</a></span></p></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-dabac294-7fff-d1e3-51a5-ce94bfdde72d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/library/organizational-effectiveness/nonprofit-decision-making-in-covid-19-crisis">Decision-Making</a> </span></p></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-dabac294-7fff-d1e3-51a5-ce94bfdde72d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href=" https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/library/strategy-development/nonprofit-innovation-for-a-post-crisis-future">Innovation for a Post-Crisis Future</a></span></p></span></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7cadbf79-7fff-3b13-ebad-be8b9a0e9297"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Help from other sources:</span></span></p><ul style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-dabac294-7fff-d1e3-51a5-ce94bfdde72d"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2020/08/24/how-nonprofits-can-keep-looking-ahead-and-plan-in-uncertain-times/?sh=1a0dd0b176e5 " style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Look Ahead and Plan</a></span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-51503610-7fff-6c06-c040-394dc55d4beb"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2020/08/24/how-nonprofits-can-keep-looking-ahead-and-plan-in-uncertain-times/?sh=1a0dd0b176e5 " style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Protect, Recover, Retool</a></span></span></li><li><span><a href="https://www.hydratemarketing.com/blog/the-importance-of-setting-smart-goals" target="_blank">SMART Goals</a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTg1xvCV7mf5sZZqKji9fWHO9QS0kxQIVyinIGlIckqcvceg6ghuJsr91ob4RvNAfCk8gCRVG-SutB8-ht41ttPj-_5euGoGLNcVuM5yCF6_fm5thL7xB9LY5zpptIuNmCqL4K9l-xBCg/s1333/smart3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTg1xvCV7mf5sZZqKji9fWHO9QS0kxQIVyinIGlIckqcvceg6ghuJsr91ob4RvNAfCk8gCRVG-SutB8-ht41ttPj-_5euGoGLNcVuM5yCF6_fm5thL7xB9LY5zpptIuNmCqL4K9l-xBCg/w182-h137/smart3.png" width="182" /></a></div></li></ul></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep in mind that this is likely not the year for stretch goals. Create reasonable goals so that you all can have success. Feeling accomplished is important in a time of uncertainty. If nothing else is clear, you can know that your team is on a shared path. We've got this!</span></div></div><div><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><b>Best to you in 2021! </b><a href="https://www.kssolution.com/">We are here to help.</a></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><br /><br /></span></div>Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-30831991240220319442020-10-15T11:39:00.005-04:002020-10-15T13:37:04.387-04:00Self Care: Just Do It<p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>"Massage for Kate- paid for"</i> popped up on my calendar last week. I felt a wave of euphoria and gratitude come over me! Then a little bit of, "Do I have time? Should we be spending the money?"</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is fair to say that historically, I have stunk at self-care. My husband knows this, which is why he scheduled and paid for my massage (he goes monthly for a massage and is much better at self care </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">all around).So I have no room to be</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> sanctimonious but want share methods I have found to be helpful, for me or others. And maybe to kick my own butt into gear...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6DDCB7ceXM9e31Bp4qP9rI9JuQwBcOwNt98OcwqEHvbeakJtM7Dt2IFb1J7BhVdZhyKcAWb-h1aZZKT8EPkzZcb4AFFwscTf7Jynz0hdqJim6WKO4FesHe1UM7dn8ZmLP_XbDvj0e8I/s985/1+self-care-is-a-priority-charge-your-inner-battery-vector-25807773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="761" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6DDCB7ceXM9e31Bp4qP9rI9JuQwBcOwNt98OcwqEHvbeakJtM7Dt2IFb1J7BhVdZhyKcAWb-h1aZZKT8EPkzZcb4AFFwscTf7Jynz0hdqJim6WKO4FesHe1UM7dn8ZmLP_XbDvj0e8I/w96-h124/1+self-care-is-a-priority-charge-your-inner-battery-vector-25807773.jpg" width="96" /></a></div></span><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-cff54838-7fff-7710-c7b0-450241850154"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I used to think self-care was mostly woo-woo stuff-- just an excuse not to work hard. <br />But now, finally, in my mid-life, I get it. It is wellness and self preservation. It is also how we enjoy our short time on this earth. I fully appreciate the younger folks who have come along with this life balance thing already figured out. <br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I speak to clients regularly who share their stress, frustration and/or lack of life balance and it makes me know we all need to do better. How effective are we in this state? The pandemic with all of its challenges and fallout, a contentious presidential election, and people fighting daily for equity and h</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">uman rights, takes a</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> toll. We need to take a deep breath, sit back and chill for a bit. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aE-RWvroSP0i8moaRtUB0wSy0-ussOwCwIS-_jes7_V4wUVE6_2KZFyBvUXfQMmovIsd6iMRRvpjBTBrsRjc68uB9cAeyNVcAAWFYH0gxJCUoDaeONkN0Ki_PSVkM96NaIyUIAXNM6k/s750/BTW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aE-RWvroSP0i8moaRtUB0wSy0-ussOwCwIS-_jes7_V4wUVE6_2KZFyBvUXfQMmovIsd6iMRRvpjBTBrsRjc68uB9cAeyNVcAAWFYH0gxJCUoDaeONkN0Ki_PSVkM96NaIyUIAXNM6k/w284-h284/BTW.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Back in March, I saw these "quarantine questions" and found them very helpful. As we approach winter with the pandemic still nipping at our heels, I am posting this at my desk again. </span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgy4pT9CYWIleb_pzffY4J4gC8a2hCbhqN9L5hWynl2s1K-AuZ2tFi2EWPJl6G0hyiEMo-N9dxl5A_RMadNrT2eSf-nB53tc4Dn5FKHaj-oxQJfADP7Y6VyYqItVQg7At8U6-xN2MjyKQ/s1440/Daily_quarantine_questions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1440" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgy4pT9CYWIleb_pzffY4J4gC8a2hCbhqN9L5hWynl2s1K-AuZ2tFi2EWPJl6G0hyiEMo-N9dxl5A_RMadNrT2eSf-nB53tc4Dn5FKHaj-oxQJfADP7Y6VyYqItVQg7At8U6-xN2MjyKQ/w349-h258/Daily_quarantine_questions.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">What can we do to take care of ourselves? Those are personal
choices. Consider what makes you feel good and take uninterrupted time to do these
things. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">I like drives on hilly country roads with music blaring. What's
your thing? </span></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Here are some ideas for you and that you can share with your teams:</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><br /></span></p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><br /></span></p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="display: inline; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><br /></span></p></span></div><span> <span> </span><span> </span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Ø</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <span> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6745600113016489332/3083199124022031944"><span style="color: blue;">Practice gratitude </span></a>even in you worst moments
(<i>note to self</i>).</span></div>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Take midday outdoor
breaks - enjoy the sunlight. Dress for the weather and </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.alltrails.com/"><span style="color: blue;">get outside</span></a></span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;">!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">Work with a life or business coach and/or a therapist - talking
helps, keeps you clear-headed and can help you be accountable to your goals.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">Keep a list of work successes (stuff is hard -- celebrate what
went well!).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6745600113016489332/3083199124022031944"><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial;">Yoga at Your Desk</span></a></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> (or anywhere); stretch and let your body
feel good.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">Keep a daily routine and then break it on a weekend day so the day
feels extra special.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Have a dance party on your own, with family, or on Zoom with
others; make a </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6745600113016489332/3083199124022031944"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: blue;">playlist</span></a></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> you like to jam with and share it.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6745600113016489332/3083199124022031944"><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial;">Go for a drive</span></a></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">. Enjoy the air and sites. Jam out to your
favorite music. (I had Roberta Flack on repeat last Sunday on my drive)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Ø<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-forgive-yourself#3.-Think-of-each-mistake-as-a-learning-experience">Forgive yourself.</a> This is such an important one and the hardest on this list. This <span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span>means different things to different people. Start working on this.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Get a massage (with a therapist who is taking </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6745600113016489332/3083199124022031944"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: blue;">serious COVID precautions</span></a></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">).</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">Take a nap or just sit/lay and rest.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">Eat healthy, but don't beat yourself up about it. So what --you
ate takeout 5xs this week, try cooking at home next week.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Move your body. Try </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6745600113016489332/3083199124022031944"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: blue;">Fitness Blender </span></a></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">to try new exercises at home.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Work on a </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6745600113016489332/3083199124022031944"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: blue;">jigsaw puzzles</span></a></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> to use your brain differently and let your
thoughts roam, like meditation. (I’ve been kind of obsessed. Pro tip: Dollar
Tree)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Learn something new - a craft, a new language (try </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6745600113016489332/3083199124022031944"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: blue;">Duolingo</span></a></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">), a winter sport</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6745600113016489332/3083199124022031944"><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial;">Avoid too much news </span></a></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">watching/reading- no need to buy into the
24-hour news cycle as it is repetitive and not good for you.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">Ø</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">Put down your phone; turn off your email/texts. <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lets-stop-the-glorification-of-busy_b_5018712?guccounter=1">It can wait. </a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIcLpR-xOSaOXq-lS_Uxw1ROBWKXf3RlruSCUYuOB_vNbFvehEv41qRByD7CzZ8HOntjG4uqs2Rc88K6inw4jffSPm95lIztXiZ0QWT7WK4OcFXZnChp-CWdOGFapvVU9g8IQ-urQn5U/s267/be+in+the+moment2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="267" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIcLpR-xOSaOXq-lS_Uxw1ROBWKXf3RlruSCUYuOB_vNbFvehEv41qRByD7CzZ8HOntjG4uqs2Rc88K6inw4jffSPm95lIztXiZ0QWT7WK4OcFXZnChp-CWdOGFapvVU9g8IQ-urQn5U/w145-h110/be+in+the+moment2.jpg" width="145" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.75in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-indent: 0px;"><i><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> Please take care of you. You deserve it and we need you! </span></span></i></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">Ø</span></p><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div>Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-86435438935175166062020-06-08T12:12:00.037-04:002020-06-23T10:58:30.931-04:00Leaders: Talking about Racism & Inequity with Your Team<span id="docs-internal-guid-ffe76487-7fff-953d-199b-f8e7f0d2fb22"><font face="verdana"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><font color="#4285f4">“I don’t believe in mixing politics with work.”</font></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I heard that statement from a leader as a reason to not acknowledge the Black Lives Matter movement and current protests with their team. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I can imagine that this person, a white person, is a good leader in other ways, but they missed an important opportunity to show that they care and to say "I see you" to the people of color on their team and those they serve. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the murders of Black people, the injustices and the protests to combat them, it is an emotional time. To help you (and me), below is a list of articles with helpful advice on how to address the pain people are experiencing, as well as how to lead in supporting racial justice. Whatever your race, this is a very important time to be a strong leader. Realistically, for white leadership, there is much more work to do. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font color="#7baaf7">There i</font></span><span style="color: #7baaf7; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">s no set best appr</span><span style="color: #7baaf7; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">oach. It is suggested to:</span></p></font><font face="verdana"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font color="#7baaf7"></font></div></font></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><font face="verdana"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ffe76487-7fff-953d-199b-f8e7f0d2fb22"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font color="#7baaf7">Read & learn</font></span></p></span></font></li><li><font face="verdana"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ffe76487-7fff-953d-199b-f8e7f0d2fb22"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font color="#7baaf7">Digest what you are hearing that is new to you</font></span></p></span></font></li><li><font face="verdana"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ffe76487-7fff-953d-199b-f8e7f0d2fb22"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font color="#7baaf7">Take time to really empathize with Black people (if that is not you)</font></span></p></span></font></li><li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font color="#7baaf7">If you are white, be careful not to ask Black folks to "teach" you</font></span></p></li><li><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font color="#7baaf7">There are many resources out there and we need to put in the effort.</font></span></p></li><li><font face="verdana"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ffe76487-7fff-953d-199b-f8e7f0d2fb22"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font color="#7baaf7">LISTEN</font></span></p></span></font></li><li><font face="verdana"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ffe76487-7fff-953d-199b-f8e7f0d2fb22"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font color="#7baaf7">Speak/act from yo</font></span><span style="color: #7baaf7; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">ur heart</span></p></span></font></li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><img alt="Credit: The Boondocks" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="768" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoMWak6C0q0C4o63yxbaReqkoL1HJvWRfu97zxGBuHUbrFYx0Zro7H_QEliCAtoKnP3mimHnFp_hXE9UAGvTjN0wbMGYVAw2KKd1vm6d5RUwgVESa_Inwyg7rTW-qPBhERxBFO1V6anY/w131-h164/BLM.jpg" style="font-family: verdana;" title="Credit: The Boondocks" width="131" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remember, saying and doing the right things during this time is very important. However, operating your organization with anti-racist practices is the true goal. </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><font face="verdana"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am happy to connect you with consultants with expertise in this area.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><font face="verdana"><font size="2"><b>Articles for Leaders:</b></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(252, 252, 252); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana" size="2"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2020/06/04/george-floyd-and-racism-5-conversations-credible-leaders-must-have-in-this-moment/#75234a41686c">George
Floyd And Racism: 5 Conversations Credible Leaders Must Have In This Moment</a></font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://medium.com/@benishshah/how-to-talk-trauma-protests-at-work-the-very-non-definitive-guidelines-ff355d2e0f83"><font face="verdana" size="2">How
to Talk Trauma & Protests at Work. The (very non-definitive) Guidelines</font></a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana" size="2"><a href="https://www.ragan.com/how-should-you-address-george-floyds-death-with-your-employees/">How
should you address George Floyd’s death with your employees?</a></font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Evnkjj9a0qTUbOQkPNQtYCbMi3ixqQqa0WDtPKvE1-s/preview"><font face="verdana" size="2">Leading During Traumatic and Triggering Events</font></a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="verdana" size="2"><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/05/how-to-thoughtfully-talk-about-racial-inequality-with-your-coworkers.html">Talking about Race and Inequality at Work</a></font></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="verdana">
Would you like to talk over your leadership with me or with a group of other leaders to share ideas? <a href="kscherr@kssolution.com">Let me know</a> and I will follow-up with you to make this happen.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="verdana"><i>"Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength."</i> </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="verdana">- Dalai Lama</font></span></p><br />Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-40934669719148793232020-02-13T18:49:00.015-05:002021-03-23T11:19:46.247-04:00Happy Feet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPC8SzpQ7ER__yA7yz4nDfeixpPqRcELJiycjW7vK_vF33PDF2aTBsnaR0WLr91henBS_tcGhfcY5S8Z0neRLto8075nLIKAm-a4dIG2J4ihrs5PTw-FLgH1Z6XkTq5LEUko8wIRR7UIc/s1600/footprint+in+sand1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPC8SzpQ7ER__yA7yz4nDfeixpPqRcELJiycjW7vK_vF33PDF2aTBsnaR0WLr91henBS_tcGhfcY5S8Z0neRLto8075nLIKAm-a4dIG2J4ihrs5PTw-FLgH1Z6XkTq5LEUko8wIRR7UIc/s200/footprint+in+sand1.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
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<i>“Those shoes are cute! They look comfortable too!” </i><br />
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After getting plantar fasciitis (foot pain issues) a few years ago, my podiatrist suggested better shoes. He twisted the shoe I was wearing like ringing out a wet rag to demonstrate the lack of support. <br />
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It was painful (literally and figuratively),but I went home and started to throw out a closet full of shoes. Then started on the hunt for cute and comfortable options. Not an easy combo to find! With some trial and error I found a few brands that I really like (shared below). </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wXUG1OQYedHgEzyUx8YURPWQ3jljKhkijuuLJLa1dxo/edit#heading=h.8djp6xingoiq">How to Choose Shoes for Common Foot Problems</a><br />
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Here’s to happy feet!<br />
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<b>Dress Shoes, Flats, Sandals</b><br />
<a href="https://jambu.com/">Jambu </a><br />
<a href="https://taosfootwear.com/collections/active">Taos </a><br />
<a href="https://www.springstepshoes.com/">Spring Step/ L’artiste</a></div><div><a href="https://www.dansko.com/">Dansko</a></div><div><a href="https://www.springstepshoes.com/"></a><a href="https://www.lifestride.com/">Lifestride </a><br />
<a href="https://naot.com/">Naot</a><br />
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<b>Casual/Boots</b><br />
<a href="https://www.merrell.com/US/en/home">Merrell </a><br />
<a href="https://www.keenfootwear.com/">Keen</a><br />
<a href="https://www.teva.com/">Teva</a> <br />
<a href="https://www.newbalance.com/">New Balance</a> <br />
<a href="https://www.asics.com/">Asics</a></div><div>
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<b>Brands Recommended to Me (but I have not tried them yet)</b><br /><a href="https://www.vionicshoes.com/">Vionic </a><br />
<a href="https://rothys.com/">Rothy’s</a><br />
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Most of these brands have one or more shoes using sustainable or vegan materials. These are not inexpensive, but do seem to last. If you are an Amazon, Marshalls, or TJ Maxx shopper, you can occasionally find some deals. There are many brick and mortar shoe stores who sell these brands too if you want to keep it local.<br />
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I turned to two colleagues next to me, who looked stunned, and said, <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“Being respectful and professional is never underrated”.</span></i><br />
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I had just been loudly and aggressively rebuked by a colleague during a very large community event, in front of others. She barked these words after being difficult, non-communicative, planning poorly and generally not being on the ball for months. Now in the heat of the event, she is snapping at me in front of our colleagues and guests. Lovely. <br />
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I ignored her, and addressed my younger colleagues who witnessed it instead. I figured it was more important to invest in their development in that moment and frankly, it was a way to steady myself -- “When they go low…” Thank you again, Mrs. Obama!<br />
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Would I choose to work with her again? Or refer her to someone else. No way!<br />
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I think of my friend Candace often, who will literally shrug her shoulders and swipe negativity with the back of her hand, off of her body when she interacts with such a person... and then she moves on. Another colleague says that if she meets with a negative or unkind person, she feels like (swiping her shoulder), “Ew, they got some of their stuff on me.” I feel like it is <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-burning-sage">sage stick time</a>. <br />
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Whether it is office gossip, blaming, disrespect, aggressive, passive aggressive, harassment, rudeness or another kind of bad behavior, it is draining and toxic. Good people leave. Productivity and reputation suffers. Often the one dishing out the unkind behavior appears incapable. It is a threat to people’s health and a threat to success. <br />
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There are many articles on the “toxic” work environment. Here, I am saying, start with the basics - be kind. Be firm and direct, yes, AND be kind.<br />
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<i>Note: Before going further, I want to note an important distinction here. This is not focused on racism, microaggressions or other blatant or passive discriminatory or bigoted behavior. That type of behavior is a whole other, totally inexcusable, level of disrespect and dehumanizing that needs to be handled in a much more serious manner than is addressed here. Though kindness and compassion is a good starting point. There are many great books, podcasts, articles and local experts on this topic and I am happy to share resources on request.</i><br />
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I am certainly far from perfect in the area of kindness at work though value this and do my best to emulate it. In my personal and professional life I have found that kindness brings more personal peace and good will. I find that people trust me more and teams I worked with have good morale and better productivity when we are good to one another. Catching more flies with honey is an old adage for a reason.<br />
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The accounting system I use for my consulting practice, prompts you to send a personalized email with an invoice, as they have found that when “thank yous” are included people get paid twice as fast! Imagine that!<br />
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As I wrote this, I thought of people who I have enjoyed working with, and specifically those that made a project better, with their efforts, kindness and professional behavior. Listed are behaviors that created an atmosphere of collaboration and success and a general congenial experience. Hopefully this is helpful to you.<br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;">Pleasant interactions-</span> Friendly attitudes of “how can I help?” are always impressive. We all have moments where we “snap” at someone or are not as kind as we can be. Such is life. If you do snap, take a breath, go back to the person and apologize.</li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Clear communication- </span>I take note of people in meetings, emails, and calls who have thought through what the other people need to know to be successful. They use clear and direct language and are focused with the information they are sharing. </li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Keeping emotional and personal problems at bay -</span> We are human. Emotions and personal issues will show at times, but should not dominate day after day.</li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Being responsive -</span> “She got right back to me" -- one of my favorites. “Timely” is subjective based on the project but this is always appreciated. Even just to say, “I received your email, I need to check on a few things and will get back to you by the end of the week.”</li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Being informed -</span> People who are “in the know”. They may not know everything about a project, but they make an effort to be knowledgeable, beyond their silo, and if they do not know something, they find out and get back to you.</li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Using humor - </span> Joking with one another, even under pressure, helps alleviate some stress and lets you know, "we are are all in the same boat and it is going to be ok".</li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Taking responsibility - </span>“I did not know this, let me see what we can do” or “I may have made a mistake, let me look into it” versus “No one told me….!!”. I feel confident in people when they own what is their responsibility and work to be successful.</li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Showing appreciation-</span> Thanking others (individually and publicly) for their efforts is a huge motivator to others (many studies on this) and is gracious.</li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Giving 100%-</span> People who care about a project, pull their weight, stay focused and are a supportive partner are the best!</li>
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Below are links to a few interesting articles on why being kind at work matters AND how to deal with people who have yet to read these articles 😉:<br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dont-forget-the-basil/201806/being-kind-others-benefits-you">Being Kind to Others Benefits You</a><br /><a href="https://theartofcharm.com/art-of-business/seven-surprising-reasons-to-be-nice-at-work/">7 Surprising Reasons to Be Nice at Work</a><br /><a href="https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/17-simple-habits-that-make-you-look-more-professional.html">17 Simple Habits That Make You Look More Professional</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://hruapp.blogspot.com/2016/10/how-to-thank-colleague-complete-guide_31.html"><span style="color: #073763;">How to Thank a Colleague</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://hbr.org/2007/03/why-i-wrote-the-no-asshole-rule">Why I Wrote the No Asshole Rule</a><br /><a href="https://www.inc.com/larry-kim/5-tips-for-handling-toxic-people-in-the-workplace.html">5 Tips for Dealing with Toxic People in the Workplace</a><br /><a href="https://hbr.org/2014/10/how-to-deal-with-a-mean-colleague">How to Deal with a Mean Colleague</a><br /><a href="https://smallbusiness.chron.com/deal-rude-behavior-work-12066.html">How to Deal with Rude Behavior at Work</a><br /><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/toxic-work-culture-forcing-top-talent-head-exit-alie-jules/?trackingId=ai8Ff0RMFxVnqDAaABFNoQ%3D%3D">Toxic Work Culture is Forcing Top Talent to Exit</a></span><br />
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Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-91127860216337307102019-04-11T13:43:00.002-04:002019-04-17T11:45:36.606-04:00From Flab to Fab! Making the Most of Your Meetings<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />There was a tall woman in a blue camouflage Navy uniform, with a commanding presence, coming out of the ladies room as I entered. I bumped into her. We had just finished a meeting. I said to her, <b>“If people in my life, ran meetings like you do, my work would be so much easier.” </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I thought she’d nod and keep going. She stopped and talked with me for about 5 minutes in the privacy of the women’s bathroom at a Navy command center. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Conversations meander in meetings. It is a hard job to keep the conversation focused. We laughed about it and also cringed a little. How about when it just goes on and on? Ugh. And nothing gets accomplished? UGH. We discussed that meeting management can be one of the hardest aspects of working in teams, but also one of the most important.<br /><br />I learn and improve from people like this woman, who show me how to run meetings efficiently and effectively. Here I share my observations of her style, a few other tips and 2 helpful articles for more guidance. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Had an agenda, which was shared prior </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Was professional and in-charge, shown with her posture, voice and body language </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Referred to the agenda - “Ok, done with that, moving on…” </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Called on people for their turn to talk, based on the agenda. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Clarified who was following up on a task. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Went around the room at the end and asked each person, one by one, if they had final comments. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Reminded us when we would be meeting again and what tasks we needed to do between now and then.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Invitees</b> - Consider who needs to be there versus just needing to be informed of decisions made</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Parking lot </b>- Issues that come up that should be decided outside of the meeting or with a different group of people are noted, to be discussed later.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Stay on schedule</b> - Start and end on time. Offer time checks (“We have about 15 minutes left.”). Meetings tend to take up the amount of time allotted, so it is typically best to keep them to 30-60 minutes to be efficient.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Follow-up</b> - Assign someone to take notes with assigned tasks with deadlines to be sent following the meeting. Check in on these assignments at next meeting or in between.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Bring snacks</b> - Really, if it is a high-paced group who often don’t have time for lunch, snacks help.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><a href="http://projectmanagementhacks.com/meeting-tips/">7 Tips to Productive Meetings</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-5-essentials-of-a-well-run-meeting.html">The 5 Essentials of a Well-Run Meeting</a></span><br />
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Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-55847182362026860652018-11-09T19:31:00.003-05:002018-11-13T12:34:16.070-05:00Celebrating Holidays and Diversity in the Workplace<div class="MsoNormal">
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replaced with a cross for Sunday services. The</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> beauty of growing up in Columbia, MD, among many things, was that we had interfaith centers- no
churches, synagogues, mosques. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We had to share space and work amongst each
other. That brought about a unique experience of sharing and inclusiveness in the community. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Using this lens to think about the holiday season in the workplace is interesting. How can we be successfully inclusive and have everyone enjoy the experience?</span></div>
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for varying religions, all the time and in December particularly, where Christmas is a large
focus for many, matters in the workplace. The decorations, parties, gift giving, is all relevant. Ultimately, it is feasible to handle this
in a respectful and fun fashion, but it takes some thought and possibly effort different
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task-- <b>a</b></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>dd non-Christian holidays to your calendar.</b> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is important to know
when these occur and to not schedule important meetings or events on these dates. This
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you plan to have a party, <b>create a committee of people of
varying religions </b>to plan the holiday party.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Consider having a <b>celebration for the new year</b> instead.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Be sure to make <b>holiday celebrations easily voluntary</b>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use end of the year parties to <b>celebrate work-related
accomplishments</b> of the year.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Skip the gift-giving</b> (Secret Santa,
etc.) This is hard for an employee to opt out of for religious or financial reasons.
Consider for those who do celebrate Christmas, this is a costly time of year.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Keep the focus on those in need</b>. Collect toys, coats,
toiletries, food, etc. for a local organization.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If the office is closed for religious holidays, <b>offer
floating holidays </b>for people to take the days at another time.</span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Keep office decorations festive and wintry<span style="font-weight: normal;">, but not religious. </span></span></strong></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Encourage
employees to share about the holidays they celebrate</b> throughout the year through
stories, food, etc.</span></li>
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to Appreciate Diversity During the Holidays</a></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> – The best line of this
article is the first one, “</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Guess who's not
celebrating Christmas this year? Millions of people all over the United States.”
This brings home the reality of the diversity of the workplace.</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/behavioral-competencies/global-and-cultural-effectiveness/pages/holiday-diversity.aspx" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Celebrating
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Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-47422098963464208232018-04-15T19:15:00.001-04:002018-04-15T19:29:20.635-04:00“All We Did is Pick Weeds in a Field”: A Painful Volunteer Engagement Lesson<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Wait, that cannot be right! I did a site visit
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The upshot was the volunteers were not shown
their return on investment (ROI). They are there to make a social impact
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Sadly, in my story, the volunteers didn’t get the purpose or the
connection to the mission and felt like it was a waste of their time. The
organization and I had missed effectively laying the groundwork to demonstrate
this because we assumed it was obvious to them like it was to us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We knew this
task was part of the bigger picture but clearly the volunteers did not make
that connection, which was our mistake-- we needed to tell them this. They saw
a long, hot, boring day of “picking weeds in a field”. UGH. What a missed
opportunity!</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Since this is <a href="https://ww2.pointsoflight.org/nvw"><span style="color: #38761d;">National Volunteer Week,</span></a> I wanted
to share this story. Many of you do mission-oriented work every day, are
immersed and know how each task, however small or mundane, is part of the big
picture. But many (most) of your volunteers need you to paint that picture for
them. We can’t assume it’s obvious. It’s our duty to illustrate to volunteers
why this work matters to the good work of the organization, no matter the task. </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Does this also apply to board members? No doubt -- absolutely, yes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">Volunteers want to know-- </span></span></div>
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because I am volunteering today?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Take time to step
back out of your day to day operations mode and think about a person
experiencing your organization with no context or prior knowledge. Think
through these questions and decide how you can articulate this in a meaningful
way to your volunteers (through words, images, demonstrations, etc.). </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What does the organization do overall to meet
the need?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What does this program do to affect the need?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How does this specific volunteer project relate
back to that need?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What is possible because of today’s volunteer
efforts?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">These are the questions and answers that will
help volunteers see there is a return on their investment. This is what they
need to know to feel committed, part of the team and to stick around. It’s not hard to do but is easy to forget to do. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Take the time to make the explanation, show the ROI, for your volunteers and watch their dedication grow!</i></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-16082746302110599612018-02-07T16:45:00.001-05:002018-02-07T17:24:17.734-05:00A Sneak Peek at a Journal & Keeping One for Work<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Circa 5th grade, at a sleepover at my house with about 5 girls, a friend snuck in my bedroom, found my </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">journal </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">and read it. Then she told another girl at the sleepover about it. I found out because the friend who </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">was told, </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">was so appalled at the invasion of privacy, that she thought I should know. Morals form young!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">That is one of my first memories of journal writing --many life lessons there, no doubt. I never stopped </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">writing </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">but I did start to hide my journal better and choose my friends more carefully. 😏</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Life lesson aside, writing in the journal is not just for personal use. For work, it can be used to let go of </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">worries or jot down </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">wild ideas, or to write a pros and cons list help make an important decision. It can serve </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">as a way to </span><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">organize </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">thoughts and ideas that may otherwise just play ping-pong in your brain. It can </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">also be </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">a way t</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">o process </span><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">serious </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">business decisions and think through great ideas for a business or </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">organization’s f</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">uture. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Reading articles about the benefits of keeping a journal align with my beliefs in its mental health benefits </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">and i</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">ts career strengthening advantages as well.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I find that handwriting the journal has more value than typing for me. Perhaps because I find myself to be </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">more</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">honest and less edited when writing by hand versus typing. Is that true for you? </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">(and my handwriting is terrible so it assures that no one could read my journal!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; white-space: pre;"><b>So, if not already doing so, journal away and strengthen your business mind!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Are you feeling refreshed? New Years resolutions still in-hand? Excellent! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Happy New Year!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While you are in the mode of self-improvement and being goal-oriented, I want to share a few tips that may help you in your work with your team. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This past summer I taught a class about motivating leadership for the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation Institute for Organization Management. From this class is a list of practical ways to build your leadership on a day-to day-basis. Below are some of my favorite, very practical tips, that you can use. Just creating the list gave me the ideas and reminders that I needed as well. See what you think! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be authentic</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Get feedback on your leadership</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Continue learning</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be honest and trustworthy</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be transparent and consistent</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don’t take it all too seriously; have a sense of humor</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be confident and courageous</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Your arrival sets a tone everyday. Say “good morning”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lead by example. They are watching you!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Speak to everyone daily that reports to you directly</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Make time weekly to meet with each person that reports directly to you </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Recognize achievements</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Provide regular, timely feedback- </span>Use simple, powerful words - “thank you”, “you did a nice job”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Listen first</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ask individuals what motivates them, support their advancement</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Address conflict to keep a positive work environment</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Set the vision for the team, be clear on the mission</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.inc.com/kevin-daum/17-ways-great-leaders-motivate-their-people.html">17 Ways Great Leaders Motivate Their People</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://abovewhispers.com/2016/03/16/17-key-traits-that-separate-managers-from-leaders-infographic/">Manager vs Leader Inforgraphic</a></span><br />
<a href="https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_50.htm">Assessment: How Good Are Your Leadership Skills?</a><br />
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<br />Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-18726227362137051692017-06-29T16:25:00.000-04:002018-01-02T14:23:37.899-05:00Jump Into the Quarry?!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">A few summers ago, I went to a popular, local
“swim hole”. I had heard it was really fun, swimming in this huge quarry lake.
There were 100 or so people swimming in the cold water that seemingly had no
bottom. Others were swinging off ropes from rocky embankments into the water.
People were having a great time. I love nature and love swimming so found it
really cool in one respect. Though simultaneously my thought was, “Whoa, this
is a liability nightmare. Who insures them?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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me sound like I’d be fun at parties, right? I chalk that up to a few
summers in high school and college working at a very well-run outdoor summer
camp. Clearly, it had an impact! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I joke but the dangers were real. Not too long after I was there a young woman,
a competitive swimmer, drowned there. This was tragic and considering her
swimming ability, exposed some real vulnerabilities. The right thing to do as a
business is to plan before something goes wrong. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Risk management is a timely topic this summer, as many organizations dip
their toes into </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">less familiar </span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">settings and activities. In many cases summer activities pose a different set of risks compared year-round programs. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">What can you do to keep your missions, staff, clients and communities
safe? While staying positive about the upsides of your programs, spend time
identifying the </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">‘</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">what ifs’. Next, identify what steps you’re taking to increase the likelihood of success, and reduce the possibility for error, accidents and harm. Finally, ask whether you’re prepared to respond if
something does go wrong, from severe weather to violation of policy. (Thanks, <a href="https://www.nonprofitrisk.org/about/">Melanie Herman</a>!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">A favorite resource is the <a href="https://www.nonprofitrisk.org/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">The Nonprofit
Risk Management Center</span></a>. They describe themselves as “<span style="background: white;">enabling nonprofit leaders to identify and manage
risks that threaten their missions and operations, while empowering them to
leverage opportunities and take bold, mission-advancing risks.” Nice,
right?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">They offer a <a href="https://www.nonprofitrisk.org/resource-library/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">free
resource library</span></a> with great information on a variety of topics
such <span style="background: white;">as workplace safety, youth protection
issues, vendor management, insurance and more.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I suggest signing up for their weekly
e-newsletter, <a href="https://www.nonprofitrisk.org/resource-library/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Risk e-News</span></a>, as I always find something useful
there as it really goes beyond risk issues and discusses good planning and
management overall. The tutorial, <a href="https://www.nonprofitrisk.org/resources/tutorials/accident-response/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Accident Response</span></a>, has some great basic
information to help you and your team be prepared. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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These will help you get started. <span style="background: white;">Be prepared and
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Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-58644422043868341262017-06-12T13:53:00.001-04:002017-07-13T13:22:13.890-04:00We Can't Do It Alone<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>“It’s been the most humbling and sacrificial experience I have had”, </b>says Kisha Webster, a former principal and consultant to school districts and principals. But she is not talking about this work, as she is on hiatus from it. She is referring to her current work as a Community and Education AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer with </span><a href="http://www.openworksbmore.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Open Works</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the makers space in the </span><a href="http://www.greenmountwest.org/living-here/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Greenmount West neighborhood</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #666666;">I'm in line at Royal Farms and there are two girls, about 13-14 years old, in front of me. Their purchase is rung up and they start looking at one another and giggling nervously, digging deep in their pockets.They are $.38 short. The cashier is old enough to be their grandmother, and also old enough to be retired. She says "It's ok, you can pay me tomorrow." </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The cashier keeps thanking me, as if I did a favor for her own kids, and tells me she usually brings in extra money to cover people who don’t have enough. She is old enough to be retired, working a low-wage job and still manages to look out for people. </span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.agoodmanonline.com/" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Andy Goodman</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Expert in the power of storytelling with great techniques and tips</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Conversely, we know that professional development helps with employee retention, motivation and employee and organizational success. So, how do we bridge that gap? </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It may not be a click on the keyboard, but it does not have to be too hard or too expensive.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There are various ways to work on professional development internally, but we will save that for another time. We will focus on external resources that are easy on the budget. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">See below for an extensive list and treat yourself and your team!</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://marylandnonprofits.force.com/CPBase__events?page=a0W360000040khhEAA&site=a0a360000040cC6AAI">Maryland Nonprofits </a>– webinars and in-person events (often
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://businessvolunteersmd.org/events/">Business Volunteers Maryland </a>– various in-person sessions (some offered at no charge) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://communitylaw.org/training-events/workshops/">Community Law Center</a> – in-person workshops for community
associations (nominal fee for trainings)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.strongcitybaltimore.org/">Strong City Baltimore</a> – Neighborhood Institute, covers 35
topics with focus on skills and capacity building, held April of each year on a Saturday ($40
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://mdvla.org/get-educated/take-a-class/">Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts</a><span style="background-color: white;"> – in
person workshops on topics like</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">like
“Legal and Business Issues for Filmmakers,” “Accounting for Artists,” “The
Future of Music Distribution,” and “Protecting Your Work with Copyright.”</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">(free or low-cost)</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://learn.volunteermatch.org/training-topics">Volunteer Match-</a> free
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://boardsource.org/events/">Board Source</a> – webinars on various board topics, free for
members, $35 for nonmembers </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.nptechforgood.com/social-and-mobile-media-webinars-for-nonprofits/">Nonprofit Tech for Good</a> – free webinars on tech topics
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.wildapricot.com/academy">Wild Apricot </a>– webinars on client and member engagement
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.nonprofitready.org/course-categories?tid=50">Nonprofit Ready </a> -
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://grantspace.org/training/courses">Grantspace of the Foundation Center</a>- variety of nonprofit
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogs.constantcontact.com/events/">Constant Contact </a>– free webinars on email marketing topics </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://nonprofithub.org/nonprofit-technology/guide-to-the-best-free-nonprofit-webinars/">Guide
to the Best Free Nonprofit Webinars</a> by Nonprofit Hub</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://blog.capterra.com/nonprofit-the-top-15-nonprofit-podcasts/" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">The
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let’s jump ahead into the future. Everybody’s gone, your feet hurt, the staff is celebrating. All went spect</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">acularly well and you had a great turnout. But will you ever see those people again? Talk to them again? Will they volunteer? Donate? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Often we put a great deal of time into the event without a plan for keeping our attendees engaged. Let's change that! Remember, engagement happens before, during and after the event.</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Communicate immediately after the event</b> (within 24 hours ideally) to attendees. Reach them while they are still excited. Thank them, share photos, ask them to engage on social media.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Ask for feedback.</b> A short poll or survey is good (favorite part of the event, did they learn more about the organization, what would they like to see changed about the event, etc). This keeps them engaged and gives you helpful insight.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Invite them to other events.</b> This should happen at the event and afterwards by inviting people to other events, programs, showcases, rallies, etc. Make sure they are saving the dates and know they are welcome.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Offer ways to stay involved.</b> This too should happen at the event and after. Offer ways they can volunteer, donate, be an ambassador, etc. They want to know how else they can help, so tell them!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Stay in touch on a regular basis, but keep it short.</b> Make sure to add attendees to your mailing list (sounds obvious but is often overlooked) and keep them up to date with happenings-- but remember, attention spans are short so be concise and use images.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Debrief with your team while it is still fresh.</b> Successes? Challenges? Run the numbers on time and money spent and discuss if you got good bang for the buck. If not, discuss how to improve.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <span style="color: red;">LOVE</span> for meetings. I'd say this is not usually the case. The look, walk and talk of someone, or even a whole team, dreading a meeting, is something we have all seen before, maybe even often. But it does not have to be this way. Let's work on <span style="color: red;">learning to LOVE meetings </span>because we make them lovable and productive!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. <b>Start the meeting on time</b>. This sets the tone for professionalism and keeping on task. And it shows respect for one another's time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2<b>. Only invite people to the meeting that need to be there.</b> If Stacey just needs to know one thing or you just want to keep her in the loop, she doesn't need to be there for the full hour. Let her know you are respecting her time and will fill her in on the pieces relevant to her work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. <b>Opt for shorter meetings. </b>There is this phenomenon where if you allow for 2 hours, the meeting will take just that long, or miraculously in a 45 minute meeting you get the same work accomplished. Somewhat unconsciously, we stretch for the time allotted. So keep meetings short, with a tight agenda and an eye on the clock, and you'll find that you are congratulating one another for the effective and succinct meeting!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. <b>End the meeting on time.</b> People are busy. They have another meeting, have to pick up their kids or are trying to finish a project. You are losing their attention as the meeting drones on and on. Be organized and respect people's time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. <b>Fun. </b>Have some. You can be effective and timely and still share laughs. Share a pertinent comic, a funny story, snacks (you will blow people away if you bring in something homemade), fun stickers or pens, etc. You will hear people breathe and that's a good thing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Effective meetings are not easy. These articles below offer some useful tips to help develop this skill. Share with your team as well!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://hbr.org/2015/03/how-to-design-an-agenda-for-an-effective-meeting">How to Design an Agenda for an Effective Meeting</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cio.com/article/2437983/leadership-management/eight-steps-to-more-effective-meetings.html">Eight Steps to More Effective Meetings</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://hbr.org/2008/02/make-every-meeting-matter.html">Make Every Meeting Matter</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/AcademicLeadershipSupport/LeadMeetings/tabid/74/Default.aspx">How to Lead Effective Meetings</a></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Better organization refers to a desire for this at home, as well as at work. Let’s talk work life. How can we be more organized in our own spaces to increase our productivity and decrease stress? </span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-87a947ca-6a3d-b42a-79ec-bf066fffafaa"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Debi Clark, of </span><a href="http://gotogirlmd.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go To Girl Organizing Solutions</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a local Baltimore business, says:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Everything has a place and there is a place for everything. An organized office does not have to look like a Martha Stewart photo shoot. Being able to put your hands on a file or piece of information within seconds should be the goal of any organizing system."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have a scratch pad on-hand </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- As things pop in your head, a co-worker shares information, etc., have one place to jot things down throughout the day. This offers less to remember and less time spent on trying to find “that” sticky note.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #272727; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Take a picture</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #272727; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> – In lieu of having items on your desk that are simply for reference (like an ink cartridge or article) that </span><a href="http://timemanagementninja.com/2013/12/10-ways-to-use-your-smartphone-camera-to-be-more-productive/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">take a picture with your smartphone</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use email organization system</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - As we know, email can be a huge time suck. There are many systems out there to use email more efficiently (see #5 below for one idea).</span></div>
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<i style="text-indent: 18pt;"><i style="text-indent: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; text-indent: 18pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">~ Check out </span><a href="http://gotogirlmd.com/" style="font-family: arial; text-indent: 18pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Got To Girl</a><span style="font-family: "arial"; text-indent: 18pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to learn more about the organizing solutions offered. </span></i></i><br />
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We don’t have to tell you how important it is to make sure your database is up and working properly. But we also know that keeping up with your database maintenance needs can seem overwhelming.<br /><br />That’s why we created a checklist that will help you to stay organized when it comes to monitoring the most important part of your business.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Do you have documentation for your data entry policies & procedures?</span></b><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br />Everyone in your company has to be on the same page when it comes to the database. You need to make sure that your data entry policies and procedures are documented and readily available.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Is your data backed up and updated? </b><br />You aren’t going to get a warning before your database crashes and you lose everything. You need to establish a schedule to make sure that your data is backed up, and you also need to make sure that it's being updated. We tell companies to make sure they update NCOA, email and phone appends, deceased suppression data, and much more.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Are permissions for all of your users set correctly?</b><br />Every employee obviously doesn’t need access to every security level within your database. But we find that companies often forget to provide some of their key employees with the right permissions to perform their jobs effectively.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Do you have the latest software installed?</b><br />Collaborative projects can become a headache if staff members are using different software. Make sure that everyone has the latest software update installed to access key features and keep operations running smoothly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Do you have strong passwords?</b><br />Stress the importance of password strength with your staff. With password hacking tools becoming even more sophisticated, a weak password can leave your entire company vulnerable.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Is your staff properly trained?</b><br />Is your staff properly trained on how to use your software and communication tools? Remember, you aren’t always going to be there when a problem occurs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <b>What support levels are covered through your CRM Company?</b><br />Do your customer relationship management programs have enough support? Are you able to accurately analyze customer data and interactions? Is your data migrated into one CRM program? It’s great if you are utilizing CRM technology, but a lot of businesses don’t have the support levels they need on the platform.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generosity is a software and data solutions company that implements, integrate and customize software platforms so business processes can run smoothly, effectively and save time.</span></div>
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Kate Scherr-Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01291852823501388972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745600113016489332.post-49913353332625772752016-06-08T13:10:00.001-04:002017-03-02T09:33:08.908-05:00Vacation- A Time to Unplug<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.clockspot.com/blog/right-way-stay-connected-vacation/">The Right Way to Stay Connected on Vacation </a>- </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">NEW!</span></b><br />
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