We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits 513. Cultivating Wellness in Leadership: How The Teaching Well's Approach Revolutionizes Nonprofit Work Environments - Lindsey Fuller
Meet Lindsey. She’s the Executive Director of The Teaching Well, a nonprofit wellness collective of educators, education leaders and healers. She’s unraveling the intricacies of creating a culture that priotizes wellness in the nonprofit sector. You won’t want to miss her perspective on whole leadership, which emphasizes the need for environments that employees don't have to recover from, and how individual health can initiate systemic healing. Tune in to get your game plan to foster a nurturing workplace🌱
Today’s Guest
Lindsey Fuller, Executive Director, The Teaching Well
Episode Highlights
- Nonprofit stabilization program (6:30)
- Human-centered approach to leadership (13:00)
- Human-centered policies to put in practice today (18:00)
- The differences between supervising and coaching (26:00)
- Retention is an inside job (30:00)
- Hiring profiles (32:00)
- Professional authenticity (36:00)
- Pre-HR interventions (38:00)
- A powerful moment of philanthropy in Lindsey’s life (42:00)
- Lindsey’s One Good Thing: The organization that you want, you have to be a part of building it. (48:00)
For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/513.
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