Balance

One of the best things about coalition work is the ability to generate ideas and find collaborative solutions to complex problems. One of the most challenging aspects of coalition work is choosing where to focus and continuing to honor the need for more work in other areas. You want partners to share ideas and have […]

As part of our coalition work, we are constantly leading meetings. During our meetings, we have some people who have joined us for years and others who may be joining us for the first time. Although we may try to get an accurate registration or RSVP, we often never know who is actually going to

In every season, we have experiences and opportunities where we can learn and grow as  coalition leaders. Whether we are attempting a new meeting strategy that is working well or we feel stuck in a challenging workgroup, if we are paying attention, each of these situations can teach us something new. Over the next several

In the process of regaining your rhythm, there will be times that you will give away your time to too many meetings, fail to say “no”, skip your rituals and struggle with feeling overwhelmed again. While you may be disappointed and frustrated with yourself, in order to regain your rhythm again, one of the most

What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? How do you begin or end your workday?  As a coalition leader, you are in the role of “giving” most of the day. Although this work can be rewarding, it can also lead to burnout and exhaustion. When you create positive

We can pause, prioritize what we both enjoy and are good at, create an ideal week, and delegate with strategy and intention but we will still be overwhelmed if we keep saying “yes” to everyone and everything. Sometimes, we may stay in the place of “pause” too long. We know the answer needs to be

We can find ourselves in a state of constant chaos, overwhelm and discouragement when we continue to try to do everything we can do ourselves. One of the common myths of delegation is that you just need to give it away altogether and hope that someone will figure it out and do it just as

One of the most challenging things about coalition work is scheduling meetings. When we try to find times that align with our partners and teams, we often struggle with figuring out the right day or time that will work best for most participants. In our era of continued virtual meetings, occasional in-person meetings and hybrid

In our coalition and team work, we can get caught up doing things that need to be done without considering whether we need to be the one doing them or not. We may have a meeting or a project with a long list of tasks and a short list of people to do them. Although

In our coalition work and our lives we are constantly making decisions about what to do next. This can be related to very small decisions about whether to email or call one of your colleagues or it may be a larger decision about whether you agree to work on a particular priority or commit to