Not for profit organizations have different HR considerations. In part, their employee tend to be incredibly passionate about the organization's purpose. They'll often sacrifice their own well-being in service of it. And in many cases, they're expected to do it.
Dimple Dhabalia, a lawyer, humanitarian and this week's guest, has a powerful story about what she learned after years of humanitarian service around the world. She burned out, but instead of doing what the rest of us would do, she wrote a book. Her book is called "Tell Me My Story: Challenging the Narrative of Service Before Self." For anyone working in service of people, there is a lot to learn from this thought-provoking conversation about unique consideration of doing HR in NFPs.
For example:
❣️ "Being human is messy. And serving humanity is even messier."
❣️ Systems and culture drive employees to put the organization and their humanitarian service ahead of themselves.
❣️ It isn't all on the organization. Change starts with individuals.
❣️ Ultimately, individuals and organizations have to change together.
❣️ We (and especially women) are taught to give, give, give and that will only take us so far.
Find Dimple through her book:
Tell Me My Story: Challenging the Narrative of Service Before Self
Or one of her podcasts:
Service without Sacrifice: Conversations about Hope & Healing
What Would Ted Lasso Do?
Her website
https://www.rootsintheclouds.com/
Find me, Andrea, https://thehrhub.ca/
