Solutions For Good

I am worried about you.  I hear many colleagues talking about working on their day off, I get emails on Saturday evenings and late on weeknights, and people say they will be checking email daily while on vacation. Or even worse, I hear “I might as well not even go on vacation because when I get back the work has piled up so much!”.  How is that relaxing or healthy? Kale is one thing, but life enjoyment and piece of mind is a serious health need too.   We need you. You make a difference every day in the work you do. We need you fresh and energetic. Take a real break this summer ! These 3 articles have some really great pointers.   The Right Way to Stay Connected on Vacation - NEW! 8 Things You Should Do Before a Vacation to Avoid Feeling Stressed When You Return The Right Way to Unplug When You Are on Vacation I like all of what they have to say, but here are a few favorite ideas from them: Turn off notifications . Disable any work-related notifications on yo

While we are still wrapping our heads around the bubbling over of  serious and complex issues of our community and how to help on a small and large scale, I wanted to share a couple of articles having to do with communicating with your audiences that may be helpful to you.    This article,   How to Communicate in the Midst of Tragedy: 9-Step Checklist ,  has a list that may be helpful as you think through your communications currently. This article was written in 2013 for a very different purpose in responding to the Boston Marathon attacks. These are very different situations, of course, we are not under attack by any means, however, we know that the community is in crisis and needs support and direction to begin the long process of building a community we can all be proud of.  Being sensitive and understanding of the community's mindset is needed when doing outreach.   This article addresses that and the steps given can be used in many crisis situations.  Another