Are your coaching conversations going nowhere fast—even though you're following all the "right" steps?

If you're a new coach or team leader, chances are you're spending too little time defining the real goal of your sessions—and it’s costing you clarity, impact, and results. This episode breaks down the top 3 mistakes that are sabotaging your coaching conversations from the start.

In this episode you'll discover:

• How to make sure your coaching goals are within the coachee’s control
• Learn the difference between a long-term coaching vision and today’s actionable goal
• Uncover how to spot the real issue beneath surface-level coaching topic

Listen now to learn how to create more focused, effective coaching sessions by asking better questions right from the start.

What Is Your Leadership Style? Free Quiz:

Want to know how to lead better? It starts by understanding your leadership style. To find out yours, take my free quiz “What Is Your Leadership Style” - you’ll immediately find out your default style, how it may be impacting your team and a few practical ways to become an even better leader. Just click on the link fill out your quiz and click submit.

This podcast empowers international development and humanitarian NGO UN leaders to achieve high performance teams, fostering diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, overcoming burnout and overwhelm, while maximizing impact and productivity.

Why do your team members stay quiet in meetings—especially the ones you know have valuable input?

Many NGO leaders misread silence as a personality trait—assuming introverts are just "shy"—when in reality, team dynamics, leadership behaviors, and lack of trust are the true culprits keeping voices unheard.

• Four hidden ways your leadership style might be unintentionally silencing your team.
• Learn how to create a safe, trusting space that empowers even the quietest members to share confidently.
• Walk away with practical tools to shift team dynamics, build confidence, and unlock more diverse ideas.

Hit play to learn how to lead more inclusive, high-performing team meetings where everyone contributes and grows.

What Is Your Leadership Style? Free Quiz:

Want to know how to lead better? It starts by understanding your leadership style. To find out yours, take my free quiz “What Is Your Leadership Style” - you’ll immediately find out your default style, how it may be impacting your team and a few practical ways to become an even better leader. Just click on the link fill out your quiz and click submit.

This podcast empowers international development and humanitarian NGO UN leaders to achieve high performance teams, fostering diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, overcoming burnout and overwhelm, while maximizing impact and productivity.

Are you unknowingly eroding your team’s trust during times of crisis or uncertainty?

As an NGO leader facing unpredictable funding, policy shifts, and global instability, the way you communicate could be the difference between a resilient, loyal team—or total collapse in morale and performance.

• 3 common myths about team communication during uncertainty—and how they quietly damage trust.
• Discover the one principle that keeps your team aligned and motivated even without “good” news.
• Get actionable steps to lead your team with empathy, clarity, and strength through any crisis.

Hit play to learn how to protect your team’s morale and trust—no matter how uncertain the situation gets.

What Is Your Leadership Style? Free Quiz:

Want to know how to lead better? It starts by understanding your leadership style. To find out yours, take my free quiz “What Is Your Leadership Style” - you’ll immediately find out your default style, how it may be impacting your team and a few practical ways to become an even better leader. Just click on the link fill out your quiz and click submit.

This podcast empowers international development and humanitarian NGO UN leaders to achieve high performance teams, fostering diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, overcoming burnout and overwhelm, while maximizing impact and productivity.

Are you constantly overwhelmed by meetings, tight deadlines, or nonstop tasks—wondering why you never seem to have time for what really matters?

In this episode, we unpack the hidden cost of letting your schedule, health, and career growth be dictated by external pressures. If you're tired of feeling reactive instead of intentional in your humanitarian role, this conversation is for you.

In this episode you'll discover:

• The 3 most common areas where aid workers surrender control—and how to reclaim it.
• Discover practical tips for setting boundaries, prioritizing what matters, and feeling empowered.
• Get inspired to finally take ownership of your time, health, and professional development without guilt.

Tune in now to discover how taking full responsibility can transform your leadership and restore balance to your work and life.

What Is Your Leadership Style? Free Quiz:

Want to know how to lead better? It starts by understanding your leadership style. To find out yours, take my free quiz “What Is Your Leadership Style” - you’ll immediately find out your default style, how it may be impacting your team and a few practical ways to become an even better leader. Just click on the link fill out your quiz and click submit.

This podcast empowers international development and humanitarian NGO UN leaders to achieve high performance teams, fostering diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, overcoming burnout and overwhelm, while maximizing impact and productivity.

Do you ever say “yes” just to be seen as helpful — even when you’re drowning in work?

In this episode, you will learn the subtle yet powerful ways humanitarian and development leaders unconsciously try to control others — and how it leads to burnout, miscommunication, and weakened team dynamics.

In this episode you'll discover:

• Hidden signs you’re trying to influence others’ thoughts, emotions, or behaviors
• Learn how people-pleasing and micromanaging quietly disempower your team
• Walk away with powerful mindset shifts to free yourself from unnecessary stress and lead more authentically

Press play now to uncover how letting go of control can help you reclaim time, reduce stress, and become the leader your team truly needs.

What Is Your Leadership Style? Free Quiz:

Want to know how to lead better? It starts by understanding your leadership style. To find out yours, take my free quiz “What Is Your Leadership Style” - you’ll immediately find out your default style, how it may be impacting your team and a few practical ways to become an even better leader. Just click on the link fill out your quiz and click submit.

This podcast empowers international development and humanitarian NGO UN leaders to achieve high performance teams, fostering diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, overcoming burnout and overwhelm, while maximizing impact and productivity.

Do you ever feel the urge to fill every silence in a conversation—especially as a leader?

In this episode, you’ll learn why embracing silence is one of the most overlooked communication tools in humanitarian and development leadership—and how it can lead to deeper connection, better understanding, and more empowered teams.

In this episode you'll discover:

• How a simple pause can uncover hidden insights and encourage others to speak more openly.
• Discover how silence helps introverted team members and multilingual colleagues feel heard and respected.
• Shift your focus from talking to understanding—and unlock stronger leadership through better listening.

Press play to discover how practicing silence can dramatically enhance your leadership presence and your team’s trust in you.

What Is Your Leadership Style? Free Quiz:

Want to know how to lead better? It starts by understanding your leadership style. To find out yours, take my free quiz “What Is Your Leadership Style” - you’ll immediately find out your default style, how it may be impacting your team and a few practical ways to become an even better leader. Just click on the link fill out your quiz and click submit.

This podcast empowers international development and humanitarian NGO UN leaders to achieve high performance teams, fostering diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, overcoming burnout and overwhelm, while maximizing impact and productivity.

Are endless emails, scattered reports, and back-to-back meetings draining your energy and time?

If you're a humanitarian or development leader feeling overwhelmed by constant task-switching, this episode will show you a powerful yet underused strategy—batching—to help you take back control of your time and reduce stress.

In this episode you'll discover:

• What makes "batching" an efficient and easy way to get things done
• Learn the most common daily and weekly tasks in aid work that are perfect for batching (spoiler: it's not just emails).
• Get a step-by-step process to implement batching with your team so everyone becomes more efficient—without burning out.

Tune in now to learn how one small shift in how you organize tasks can help you reclaim hours each week and lead with more clarity and focus.

What Is Your Leadership Style? Free Quiz:

Want to know how to lead better? It starts by understanding your leadership style. To find out yours, take my free quiz “What Is Your Leadership Style” - you’ll immediately find out your default style, how it may be impacting your team and a few practical ways to become an even better leader. Just click on the link fill out your quiz and click submit.

This podcast empowers international development and humanitarian NGO UN leaders to achieve high performance teams, fostering diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, overcoming burnout and overwhelm, while maximizing impact and productivity.

Is your team running on empty, losing motivation, or just plain burned out? What if the solution was as simple as having more fun?

In this episode of The Modern Humanitarian and Development Leader, you’ll explore why too many supervisors in our sector see fun as a distraction—when in fact, it’s one of the most powerful tools for team resilience, creativity, and long-term performance.

In this episode you'll discover:

• How fun at work can directly reduce burnout and increase engagement.
• Why accountability and fun aren’t mutually exclusive—and how to do both effectively.
• Get practical, budget-free strategies to create a more vibrant, motivated work culture starting today.

Tune in now to learn how injecting fun into your leadership style can energize your team and transform your work environment—no extra resources required.

What Is Your Leadership Style? Free Quiz:

Want to know how to lead better? It starts by understanding your leadership style. To find out yours, take my free quiz “What Is Your Leadership Style” - you’ll immediately find out your default style, how it may be impacting your team and a few practical ways to become an even better leader. Just click on the link fill out your quiz and click submit.

This podcast empowers international development and humanitarian NGO UN leaders to achieve high performance teams, fostering diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, overcoming burnout and overwhelm, while maximizing impact and productivity.