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Agents of NonprofitRethinking Sabbaticals in Nonprofits with Naomi HattawayIn this episode of Agents of Nonprofit, I speak with Naomi Hattaway about the underestimated power of sabbaticals in the nonprofit world. Drawing from her personal journey and professional expertise, Naomi reframes sabbaticals as essential leadership and organizational tools—not luxuries. Together, they explore how intentional breaks can reduce burnout, reveal hidden inefficiencies, build leadership capacity, and foster healthier workplace cultures. From pilot programs and funding strategies to reintegration and equity, this conversation is a blueprint for sustainable nonprofit leadership rooted in rest, reflection, and resilience.Topics We Cover:Naomi explains the power of “leav...2025-07-1443 min
We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for NonprofitsGather At The Well: Leaving Well - Rest, Sabbaticals + Human-Centered Transitions - Lindsey Fuller and Naomi HattawayIn this soul-nourishing conversation, Lindsey Fuller is joined by strategist, storyteller, and founder of the Leaving Well framework, Naomi Hattaway. Together, they unpack what it means to lead with intention, especially when it comes to rest, sabbaticals, and workplace transitions that truly center people.From micro-sabbaticals to full-scale cultural shifts, Naomi shares wisdom for how organizations can operationalize rest as a core value—not just a perk. You'll hear powerful insights on how to care for your team through change, reimagine wellness in the workplace, and create brave space for transitions that honor the past and make ro...2025-07-0249 min
Leaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions77: People Leave; A Podcast Style Keynote About Nonprofit Workplace TransitionsIt’s time to reimagine workplace transitions and the way we say goodbye. Here’s the truth: People Leave. We leave towns and cities, and we leave relationships. We leave projects, volunteer opportunities, and appointed and elected seats. People leave jobs too, whether high powered roles and barely paid gigs. Another truth is that organizations are exponentially terrible at preparing for and navigating workplace transitions. The combination of people leaving and the reality that our workplaces are ill-equipped for those situations makes for perpetually bad exits. I’ve examined the way people leave, and through the Leaving Well fra...2025-03-2417 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions74: Melanie Jones on the Importance of Having a Chief of StaffMelanie is a 3x former Chief of Staff passionate about the profession, spreading awareness on how impactful it is, and helping others get into this career path. She’s also a mom who loves watching her son grow (a 6’4 high school freshman - lots of growing going on). Her favorite way to spend an afternoon is reading a good book, when she has the time to do so. Main quote: We're not just problem solvers, we're problem seekers. So we say ‘what are the roadblocks coming up?’ What are the risks that we might be r...2025-03-0324 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions71: An Interim Executive Director case study with Dress for Success Tampa BayLaurell Jones served with distinction in the United States Air Force and retired in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During her 23 year career she held multiple roles in financial management and financial analysis with increasing levels of leadership responsibility in international and US based locations. In Laurell’s post military career she was a Senior Managing Consultant with IBM for 14 years. Laurell has been a volunteer with Dress for Success Tampa Bay since 2018 and currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors. Laurell is passionate about empowering women to achieve economic independence. Laurell is a graduate of Sy...2025-02-1033 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions70: Dr. Jaiya John on Leaving Well and Storytelling as a Garden During TransitionsDr. Jaiya John was orphan-born on ancient Indigenous Anasazi and Pueblo lands in the high desert of New Mexico, and is an internationally recognized freedom worker, poet, author, teacher, and speaker. Jaiya is the founder of Soul Water Rising, a global rehumanizing mission to eradicate oppression. The mission has donated thousands of Jaiya’s books in support of social healing, and offers grants to displaced and vulnerable youth. He is the author of numerous books, including Daughter Drink This Water, We Birth Freedom at Dawn, Fragrance After Rain, and Freedom: Medicine Words for your Brave Revolution. Jaiya wr...2025-02-0356 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions69: Stephen Newland on the Intersection of Finance and Nonprofit WorkOver the past 15 years, Stephen Newland has worked in finance roles at a variety of organizations including nonprofits, startups, early-stage companies, and Fortune 500. Stephen believes in making finance simple & actionable! When he’s not heads down in a spreadsheet, he loves to spend time with his wife and daughter at a local coffee shop or watching his favorite Cincinnati sports teams! Connect with Stephen: Nonprofit discount list Website LinkedIn Main Quote: Once we've got good financial information, how do we turn it i...2025-01-2725 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions68: Amanda Misiko Andere on Knowing When it’s Time to Leave and Leaving WellAmanda Misiko Andere leads with love and disruption. She has spent over twenty years working in the nonprofit and public sector as a leader committed to racial and housing justice through advocacy for systemic change. Prior to joining Funders Together to End Homelessness as their CEO, she served as the CEO of Wider Opportunities for Women, a national advocacy organization. Currently, she serves as board chair of the United Philanthropy Forum and board member of Equity in the Center, Bainum Family Foundation, Philanthropy DMV, and Leadership Fairfax. Amanda is a founding member and on the...2025-01-2036 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions67: Lacey Kempinski on the Importance of Planning for LeaveLacey Kempinski is a former in-house fundraiser, turned Mom, turned consultant. After more than a decade of in-house fundraising, Motherhood changed the trajectory of Lacey’s career. In 2018, when she was due back to work after her second parental leave, Lacey took a leap and founded Balanced Good. She’s on a mission to better support parents and organizations in the non-profit sector. Balanced Good provides parental leave coverage – from the day-to-day hands-on work to big picture transition planning – Balanced Good believes that a supported transition to parenthood will benefit both our sector and the parents working in it.2025-01-1328 min
Confessions with Jess and CindyStop Doing Work You Hate: A Real Talk About Boundaries, Reputation, and Growing Your Consulting Practice with Naomi HattawayEver find yourself in the middle of a client project thinking "How did I end up here?" In this candid conversation, nonprofit transition specialist Naomi Hattaway shares how she learned to stop taking on work that drained her energy and started building a practice true to her expertise. From setting "riverbank boundaries" that protect your time while maintaining flexibility, to transforming her communication style with 20-minute meetings and voice messages, Naomi offers practical strategies for consultants ready to level up their business boundaries. Plus, she opens up about her journey to finally paying herself formally after 10 years in business...2025-01-0943 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions66: Camille Acey on Conscious Nonprofit Endings and ClosuresCamille E. Acey is a mom, a community organizer, a former tech support leader, and founder of the conscious nonprofit closures consultancy The Wind Down. As part of this work, she currently facilitates the Practices of Composting and Hospicing community under the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Emerging Futures initiative. She was a co-founder of the Collective for Liberation, Ecology, and Technology (CoLET), a radical feminist tech collective. She also served as an advisor to The Ada Initiative, an advocacy group for women in open tech/culture, and was board chair for Whose Knowledge?, a global feminist NGO focused on ele...2025-01-0631 min
Take The LeapLeaving Well & Navigating Transitions with Naomi HattawayWelcome to Season 2 of the Take the Leap Podcast. In this first episode of our second season, we speak with Naomi Hattaway about the lessons she’s learned in the past decade of entrepreneurship. Some of our favorite takeaways from this episode include: Setting boundaries and protecting your well-being. As an entrepreneur, setting aside sacred time and dedicating certain days to focus on strategic thinking is critical instead of always spending time on client work. That good enough is good enough – when you focus on overdelivering or overextending yourself for a client you’ll end up facing burnout and sett...2025-01-0238 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions65: Kamilah Martin on Independent Consulting and Workplace TransitionsKamilah specializes in interim solutions, serving as a successful interim executive to nonprofit organizations with budgets of $10+ million. She is a nonprofit executive consultant with two decades of experience in the areas of organizational and relationship effectiveness; change management; interim leadership solutions; and program design/project management, both domestically and internationally with NGOs and Foundations focused on advancing humanitarian and conservation/environmental efforts. She is currently Founder & CEO of Katalyst Consulting Group. Her firm works selectively with nonprofit organizations who are serious about advancing equity. She also recently served in a senior leadership role with t...2024-12-3032 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions64: Katie Mendez on Fractional Fundraising Services and Workplace TransitionsAfter nearly fifteen years of fundraising for arts and education organizations, Katie Mendez launched Built to Raise in 2023, providing interim director of development and short-term fractional fundraising services specifically for small and mid-sized nonprofits. She is an artist on the side, loves to explore the world, and her favorite way to spend an afternoon is snuggling on the couch with a kid, a dog, and a cup of hot tea. Main Quote: With my work, I'm not there to form relationships with your donors. That's not my job. My job is to help sustain the op...2024-12-2328 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions63: Kemi Ilesanmi on Passing the Golden Baton and Workplace TransitionsKemi Ilesanmi is a cultural strategist, coach, and connector with over 25yrs of experience in the arts sector. She has been executive director at The Laundromat Project (The LP), and previously Creative Capital Foundation and Walker Art Center. A graduate of Smith College and NYU, she also serves on several boards and advisory councils. In December 2022, she “left well” after 10yrs at The LP and traveled the world for a year with her husband. Now back in Brooklyn, she sees the world with fresh eyes and renewed hope. Main quote: Leaving well means to me a se...2024-12-1633 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions62: Eisenhower Matrix for Nonprofit Exits and TransitionsNonprofit leaders often have too much on their plates, and not enough time or capacity to effectively choose what task or projects are important vs. urgent vs. should be delegated. In this episode, I’m sharing the well-known concept of the Eisenhower Matrix and how it can be applied to workplace transitions. Listen in to learn how to identify which tasks associated with leaving can be postponed, prioritized as urgent, or left entirely for someone else to do. To share your thoughts with me on this episode, please leave me an audio message on SpeakPipe! 2024-12-0909 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions61: Rita Sever on The Importance of Listening and Workplace TransitionsRita Sever has worked as an HR Director, and HR consultant and a trainer. She has worked with social justice organizations throughout the country. Rita has an MA in Organizational Psychology and is a certified professional coach. Rita has taught “HR in a Nonprofit” to graduate students at University of San Francisco and Sonoma State University in California. Rita has also written two books: Supervision Matters and Leading for Justice. Rita is a fan of Matt the Electrician (musician), loves a good book and her favorite way to spend an afternoon is playing a low-competition game with family an...2024-11-2534 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions60: Sherrell Dorsey on Shutting Down Your Business and Workplace TransitionsSherrell Dorsey is an award-winning data journalist, entrepreneur, speaker, and author teaching the world to redefine who gets to create and participate in the future. She founded The Plug in 2016, the first Black data-driven tech news publication to syndicate on the Bloomberg Terminal, which was acquired in 2023 by ImpactAlpha. As the TED Tech podcast host, Sherrell provides her in-depth analysis and commentary on technologies changing society, and how these advancements can provide opportunities for more underserved Americans to participate in an increasingly automated and digital world. Her first book, Upper Hand: The Future of Work fo...2024-11-1837 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions59: Tatiana O’Hara on Understanding Your Capacity and Workplace TransitionsTatiana O’Hara is Team & Leadership Development Consultant that helps successful, yet overwhelmed online business owners create the structure needed for their team & daily operations, so they can focus on scaling sustainably. As a corporate leader turned business coach, she’s helped dozens of leaders optimize and build their team, and learn essential leadership skills that have yielded hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales growth. Tatiana puts the focus on the things that matter most in our business- the people that run it! Main quote: If we have an effi...2024-11-1128 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions58: Joan Brown on Interim Executive Leadership and Workplace TransitionsJoan says: It often feels as if I’ve spent my career leaving positions, organizations, and their people. I love beginnings and the energy that comes with stepping into something new and that means that in some way, I love endings as well. With a whole passel of interim gigs under my belt, I now also work at helping others find and succeed in those roles through the Interim Executives Academy and it’s been a good match. I’m an empty-nester and live and work in Fort Wayne, IN, where I share a house with T.S. Eliot, the ca...2024-11-0429 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions57: Values and Operationalizing Them in Your WorkplaceTo share your thoughts with me on this episode, please leave me an audio message on SpeakPipe! To listen to more episodes about values, check out episodes 18, 38, 40, 42 and 48! ~ To take the Workplace Transition Archetype Quiz To learn more about Leaving Well This podcast is produced by Sarah Hartley 2024-10-2814 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions56: Amy Freitag on New Perspectives and Workplace TransitionsAmy Freitag became president of The New York Community Trust in July 2022. For the prior eight years, she was executive director of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a 75-year-old family foundation based in New York City. During her tenure, she initiated the J.M.K. Innovation Prize and led grantmaking in criminal justice reform, climate change, democracy, and historical conservation, including several Civil Rights sites. Freitag previously was executive director of the New York Restoration Project, which led a private effort to plant one million new trees in New York City. Prior to that, she was the...2024-10-2137 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions55: N. Chloé Nwangwu on Your Circle of Recognition, and Workplace TransitionsN. Chloé Nwangwu, the brand scientist, is a speaker, behavioral strategist, and brand visibility expert. A former international conflict mediator, she is now the founder of NobiWorks, a brand visibility consultancy where she partners with underrecognized brands, leveraging science to ensure they are impossible to ignore. Her clients have included a number of boutique firms, the High Ambition Coalition, and the first refugee delegation to the UN. Main quote: “Your circle of recognition is just fancy talk for your network. But it is your network organized around a specific behavior, namely recognition. And ensuring that...2024-10-1433 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions54: After Action Reviews and Leaving WellIf you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. To chat with me about bringing After Action Reviews to your nonprofit or social impact organization, contact me here. To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ To support the production of this podcast, peruse my Leaving Well Bookshop or buy me a coffee. This podcast is produced by Sarah Hartley. 2024-09-3018 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions53: Strong Opinions on Leaving WellIf you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. Share YOUR strong opinion with me via an audio message on SpeakPipe! Resources shared in this episode: Africa Brooke’s book: Amazon | Bookshop The Decelerator The Wind Down To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ To support the production of this podcast, peruse my Leaving Well Bookshop or buy me...2024-09-2326 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions52: Leadership Transition and Social MediaIf you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. To share your thoughts with me on this episode, please leave me an audio message on SpeakPipe! To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ To support the production of this podcast, peruse my Leaving Well Bookshop or buy me a coffee. This podcast is produced by Sarah Hartley. 2024-09-1608 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions51: Interim Executive Leadership and Leaving WellIf you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. Resources and articles mentioned in this episode: Third Sector Academy To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ To support the production of this podcast, peruse my Leaving Well Bookshop or buy me a coffee. This podcast is produced by Sarah Hartley. 2024-09-0921 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions50: Long Runways for Leaving WellIf you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ To support the production of this podcast, peruse my Leaving Well Bookshop or buy me a coffee. This podcast is produced by Sarah Hartley. 2024-09-0215 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions49: Onboarding Tips and Tricks for your TeamIf you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. To share your thoughts with me on this episode, please leave me an audio message on SpeakPipe! To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ To support the production of this podcast, peruse my Leaving Well Bookshop or buy me a coffee. This podcast is produced by Sarah Hartley. 2024-08-2614 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions48: Book RecommendationsIf you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. Resources and articles mentioned in this episode: Jaiya John - Your Caring Heart - Amazon or Bookshop Kim Scott - Radical Candor - Amazon or Bookshop Rita Sever - Leading for Justice - Amazon or Bookshop Values Exercise / Breathing Space article Nicole Olive video Vu Le video To learn more about Leaving Wel...2024-08-1926 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions47: Your First Million LiveResources and articles mentioned in this episode: Your First Million Live Your First Million Book: Bookshop or Amazon To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ To support the production of this podcast, peruse my Leaving Well Bookshop or buy me a coffee. This podcast is produced by Sarah Hartley. 2024-08-0510 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions46: Workplace Transition ArchetypesIn this episode, I’m excited to talk in depth about the Workplace Transition Quiz and the four archetypes, and how knowing which one you are can help you improve your relationship with Leaving Well. If you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. Resources and articles mentioned in this episode: To take the quiz: https://www.naomihattaway.com/quiz To save the Archetype Playlists: Transition Trailblazer Chan...2024-07-2913 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions45: Self-Awareness and BoundariesTo learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ To support the production of this podcast, peruse my Leaving Well Bookshop or buy me a coffee. This podcast is produced by Sarah Hartley. 2024-07-2213 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions44: Navigating the Anxious Event HorizonIf you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. Resources and articles mentioned in this episode: Necessary Endings, Dr. Henry Cloud Bookshop | Amazon Tanya Geisler podcast episode To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ To support the production of this podcast, peruse my Leaving Well Bookshop or buy me a coffee. This podcast is produced by Sarah Hartley. 2024-07-1511 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions43: Knowing Enough to be DangerousIn this episode, I’m reading for you an article, originally published on Community Centric Fundraising on the topic of knowing enough to be dangerous, and my take on why this statement is harmful. If you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. This episode content is pulled from an article of the same name, originally published on Community Centric Fundraising. To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ T...2024-07-0111 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions42: Riverbanks (Part One)In this episode, we are going to go deep into the waters of … riverbanks. Why they matter in the realm of leaving well, and how you can navigate your own riverbanks. If you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ To support the production of this podcast, peruse my Leaving Well Bookshop or buy me a coffee. This podcast is produced by Sarah...2024-06-2406 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions41: Leaving Well, Stay Interviews, and Problems with Exit InterviewsIn this episode, we are going to dissect the concept of exit interviews and discuss better ways to hold them, including recommended questions for those exit interviews, who they are *really* for, and my top tip for shifting the power of the exit interview. If you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. Resources and articles mentioned in this episode: Exit Interview, Kristie Coulter [Amazon | Bookshop] To learn more about Leavin...2024-06-1710 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions40: Protecting Your Heart, Walking Away, and Leaving WellIn this episode, we’re going to talk about protecting your heart, walking away, and leaving well. If you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. Resources and articles mentioned in this episode: Zena Me’s LinkedIn post To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ To support the production of this podcast, peruse my Leaving Well Bookshop or buy me a coffee. This podcas...2024-06-1010 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions39: Leaving Well, Practice, Ritual, and CapacityIn this episode, I dive into a discussion about practice, ritual, and capacity, and how those things intersect with the idea of organizational health and Leaving Well. If you’re new here, Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a place, role, title, or thing with intention and purpose, and when possible … joy. To learn more about Leaving Well, visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/ To support the production of this podcast, peruse my Leaving Well Bookshop or buy me a coffee. This podcast is produced by Sarah Hartley. 2024-06-0312 min
The Time Is NowLeaving well – Transitioning from a job to a business – with Naomi HattawayListen on your podcast app:
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If you are considering leaving your current position to start a business, doing it intentionally and mindfully is key to assuring that you put all the chances on your side for a successful transition.
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In this episode, Naomi shares with you how to prepare effectively...2024-05-2737 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions38: Africa Brooke on Values and The Third PerspectiveAfrica Brooke is a Zimbabwean-born consultant, coach, speaker, and podcaster, recognized for her work in overcoming self-sabotage and self-censorship. As the founder and CEO of Africa Brooke International, she provides consulting, coaching, and support to a global audience. She hosts two personal development podcasts, “Beyond the Self” and “Unthinkable Thoughts,” and is a frequent guest on TV shows, podcasts, and radio broadcasts. Her insights have been featured in publications like The Guardian, and she has delivered keynotes at prestigious venues, including Cambridge University. Resources and articles mentioned in this episode: - Get your c...2024-05-1350 min
Missionary LifeLeaving Well with Naomi HattawayHow do you know when it's time to leave the mission field? How do you do it well for yourself and your kids? On this podcast I interview Naomi Hattaway about her life overseas and her work with expats. We discuss what it means to be a triangle, what it looks like to trust your gut in the leaving process, and how to navigate re-entry with your family ensuring you can thrive in this transition. To learn more about Naomi visit https://www.naomihattaway.com/. For your free re-entry book on leaving well visit http://www.saritahartz.com. 2024-02-1248 min
The Proximity ProcessLeaving Well with Naomi HattawayThis week's episode is a recently released conversation I had as a guest on the Leaving Well with Naomi Hattaway podcast. Naomi is a skilled interviewer, and it was a joy to talk to her about my experience of leaving well, including the one regret that I had in the process. I think Naomi's work has a lot to offer the community we are building around The Proximity Process. I hope this is an opportunity to discover a new show that brings you value. Leaving Well is the art and practice of leaving a job, role, project, o...2024-01-3140 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions37: Jerry Dugan, Leaving the Health Care System, and Leaving WellJerry Dugan is a public speaker, author, and the host of Beyond the Rut, a podcast about helping you achieve your dreams and thrive in your faith, family, and career to experience a life beyond the rut. Jerry’s own life growing up through divorce, his dad’s attempted suicide, and combat have built within him resilience and the perspective that life is too short to live it stuck in a rut. Since 2015, Jerry has been the voice behind the Beyond the Rut podcast, a source of empowering narratives and actionable insights that prope...2024-01-3143 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions36: Amy Cunliffe on Compromised Boundaries, Quitting Her Job, and Leaving WellAfter spending over a decade supporting entrepreneurs, startups, and corporations grow their businesses internationally, Amy Cunliffe quit and left that career behind. As a Certified Business Coach supporting business owners in their growth phase, and as the creator of The Entrepreneur Compass, Amy has taken her decades plus experience supporting the international growth of over 500 leaders, startups, and corporations, and helps her current clients simplify their businesses on their journey towards reliable financial growth. Main quote: We've got to stop gripping for dear life. When you're gripping with your life...2024-01-2740 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions35: Ashlan Glazier-Anderson, on Not Burning Bridges, Documenting Your Processes, and Having a Leaving Well PolicyAshlan Glazier-Anderson is a Professional Certified Marketer (PCM) and Certified Digital Marketing Professional (CDMP) with over 15 years of experience in the field. She has worked in a variety of industries, from advertising agencies to corporate America to nonprofit organizations. She thrives on helping clients solve problems and create unique strategies to best reach their target audience, drive revenue, and grow their businesses at scale. As an entrepreneur, she can help you build a strong marketing function, with the right systems to get more done with fewer resources. Ashlan holds a Master's degree in Strategic Communications fro...2024-01-2432 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions34: Matt Anderson, on Leaving the Foster Care System and Leaving WellMatt Anderson is the founder of Proximity Design Studio, a social innovation start-up whose mission is to imagine, create, and scale new solutions that invest in the well-being of parents to keep families together. Proximity is a media production and strategic consultation company that believes in the power of storytelling to shift the mindsets that hold in place policies and practices that benefit systems over people. Matt has worked in the child and family services sector for over 20 years and brings a unique depth and breadth of experience to the work of Proximity. Matt’s back...2024-01-2038 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions33: Steph Barron-Hall, on Enneagram in the Workplace and Leaving WellStephanie Barron Hall (M.A. Organizational Communication & Leadership) is a speaker, Accredited Enneagram Practitioner, published author, and host of the Enneagram in Real Life Podcast. Stephanie has been facilitating personality-centric team development for years as an outside consultant for organizations ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Stephanie's approach to the Enneagram is grounded in communication theory and emphasizes deep personal work through application, curiosity, and self-awareness. Main quote: What do I need from me? What does my family need? What does my future self need? So I think that's leaving...2024-01-1738 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions32: Yanique Redwood, on Breaking the Rules, Taking Care of the Stayers, and Leaving WellYanique is the author of White Women Cry and Call Me Angry: A Black Woman’s Memoir on Racism in Philanthropy. I’m a huge fan of Beyoncé. I have been to all her concerts except Coachella (but I have watched it repeatedly on Netflix). I love a good meal, whether it be Jamaican, Indian, or Thai. It’s the curry for me! My favorite way to spend an afternoon is curled up in my bed talking to friends and family, reading a book, or watching a movie. Main quote: I can lea...2024-01-1324 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions31: Robert Pardi on Death, Possibility in Action, and Leaving WellRobert Pardi is a Life Coach, Author, speaker and one of those rare individuals who embraces change. In fact, he lives by a philosophy he calls Possibility in Action, which has allowed him and his clients to escape conformity and reimagine life. After experiencing the devastating loss of his young wife to metastatic breast cancer, Robert reimagined his entire life and left the world of finance to share the many lessons he learned throughout his life's journey while relocating to Italy. He is committed to helping people bring desired possibilities into the...2024-01-1037 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions30: Bethaney Wilkinson on Capacity, Burnout, and Leaving WellBethaney Wilkinson is a facilitator and spiritual director who is passionate about holding space for the changes we long for most in the world. She is author of The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change and hosts a podcast by the same name, which has been downloaded over a quarter of a million times worldwide. She is the founder of multiple social impact efforts including A More Beautiful Way, The Diversity Gap, Grace Dialogues, and Atlanta Harvest. She has dedicated more than a decade to exploring the intersections of community, racial healing, and social change—specifically in...2024-01-0632 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions29: Amy Davidson, on Moving Home, Processing Loss, and Leaving WellAmy graduated from U Penn with a bachelor’s degree in English and a masters degree in Reading/Language arts and her first career was teaching as the Reading Specialist and classroom teacher in New York City. She pivoted careers to pottery and sculpture as she was raising her family and then transitioned to a role that didn’t involve an office or a boss when she created It’s Your Move, a concierge moving service. The client specialty of It’s Your Move was helping older people transition from their “big” house to a smaller space...2024-01-0331 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions28: Sarah Brune, on Loneliness when Leaving, the Role of White Women, and Leaving WellSarah Brune has dedicated her career to advancing progressive causes across the Midwest. She is the co-founder of Heartland Next, a marketing, advocacy, and public affairs firm that works with nonprofits, small businesses, and candidates who are committed to making the Heartland great. Sarah also leads the policy advocacy department at Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, where she and her team work to close the racial homeownership gap through policy change at the local, state, and federal level. Main quote: I understand my role in that organization as a white woman, and I th...2023-12-3031 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions27: Lesley Vossenkemper on Values, Transitioning your Business, and Leaving WellLesley is an authority in developing data-driven strategies and unlocking potential in teams to achieve goals. She found her calling helping business owners and management teams multiply their impact by elevating strategy and focus and aligning resources towards a greater sense of purpose and reward. After leaving her corporate executive role in 2021 she launched Scale-Up Strategies with a passion to help business owners grow and scale their businesses. She earned her Certified Exit Planning Advisor designation from the Exit Planning Institute, and with this training combined with her work experience AND her firsthand experiences as the daughter and gr...2023-12-2729 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions26: Charlene Lam on Curating Grief, Grace, and Leaving WellCharlene Lam is a certified grief coach and curator of The Grief Gallery. After her mother died suddenly in 2013, Charlene leaned into her creativity and instincts as a curator to guide herself through grief. Since then, she’s presented multiple international exhibitions featuring the belongings of loved ones lost. As a grief coach, Charlene helps busy individuals to unpack and process their grief after a significant loss, using the lens of curating. She believes we are ALL curators after a loved one dies. She developed her Curating Grief coaching framework to help people process grief in...2023-12-2339 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions25: Jen Bokoff, on Board Service, Navigating Chronic Illness, and Leaving WellJen Bokoff is the Director of Development for the Disability Rights Fund and the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund. She is on the Management Team and cultivates partnerships with donors. Jen has dedicated her career to elevating marginalized voices, supporting community-centered solutions, and driving equity and effectiveness. Through frequent writing, public speaking, and facilitation, she enjoys naming tensions and connecting people to resources, ideas, and one another. Jen worked at Candid for seven years, where she developed partnerships, communications, resources, and insights to power the work of the philanthropic sector. There, she led research on participatory g...2023-12-2024 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions24: Brionna Ned on Leaving the Law Firm, Changing Your Mind, and Leaving WellBrionna is a self-described multi-dimensional misfit. She started her career in law working at various firms in California before she became the second legal hire at a nascent electric vehicle company. She left her full-time role as in-house counsel 5 years ago to pursue entrepreneurship. Since then, she's facilitated corporate wellbeing workshops and guided countless people through monumental life transitions. She's worked with everyone from C-level executives at Fortune 100 companies, to new solopreneurs, to stay-at-home caregivers, to teenagers. Most recently, she launched a new venture, The Everyday Lawyer, that's focused on teaching freelancers and solopreneurs the fo...2023-12-1633 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions23: Erin Fairchild on Journaling as Community Care, Trauma-Informed Work, and Leaving WellErin Fairchild, MSW, is the founder of Collective Action Consulting where she works with local and national partners to deepen our collective responsibility to prevent and intervene in all forms of violence and trauma. Erin obtained her Masters in Social Work from Portland State in 2009, and has worked with children, families, and communities impacted by trauma for over 20 years, in roles ranging from domestic violence child advocate, child protective services worker, child-parent trauma recovery therapist, school social worker, trainer and curriculum developer, and program and policy designer. After 9 years of public service, her current work at...2023-12-1337 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions22: Kelly Harp on Closing a Business, Being Loyal to Community, and Leaving WellKelly is the co-founder of Harp Design Co, has worked on several television projects with her husband, Clint Harp, and is finishing up a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. Kelly is a lover of just about anything on NPR, an avid reader, coffee drinker, foodie, and quasi cultural & political commentator. With a creative spirit, love for all things beautiful, and an eye for design, she is hoping each day to bring something good to the world & also ideally take a nap. Main quote: “It's all about going inside and figuring out what are yo...2023-12-0933 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions21: Carrie Melissa Jones on Community Managers, Closing Communities, and Leaving WellCarrie Melissa Jones is an author, entrepreneur, and strategist whose work is dedicated to the world of digital community and belonging. Named by Salesforce as one of the three community experts to follow, Jones has been building online communities since the early days of web forums and chat technology. Today, her work influences the world’s leading brands and organizations, including Airbnb, Discord, Google, Microsoft, and two US presidential campaigns. As the founder of The CMJ Group, she teaches and guides brands through the application of digital leadership, community building, and community strategy. Her company has wo...2023-12-0637 min
Enneagram in Real LifeWhen to Quit Your Job & How to Leave Well with Enneagram 8, Naomi HattawayOn this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Naomi Hattaway. Naomi is the CEO of 8th & Home, a consulting practice that combines affordable housing and homelessness prevention work, with the power of Leaving Well, a practice for individuals, organizations, and boards in periods of transition. Her practice of leadership and implementation of the Leaving Well concept combines strategic visioning, organizational development, and community care. She delivers a deep commitment to equitable practices, a willingness to have tough conversations, strong project management and facilitation skills, and compassion and generosity to every interaction and facet of her...2023-12-0548 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions20: Nkem Ndefo on Workplace Trauma, Power, and Leaving WellNkem Ndefo is the founder of Lumos Transforms and creator of The Resilience Toolkit, a model that promotes embodied self-awareness and self-regulation in an ecologically sensitive framework and social justice context. She brings an abundance of experience as a clinician, educator, researcher, and community strategist to innovative programs that address trauma and inequity, build resilience, and shape liberatory change for individuals and organizations throughout the US and internationally. She is particularly interested in working alongside people most impacted by violence and marginalization. Main quote: How does your organization do supervision or mentorship? Hard t...2023-12-0234 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions19: Hannah Paterson on Stepping Away, Rituals, and Leaving WellHannah is based in Manchester, UK and has worked in philanthropy, community activation, field building, and disability rights. She's held various roles with one of the UK's largest funders over the past eight years, including designing and developing a wide range of funding programs and managing an extensive portfolio of complex and systemic grants. Hannah is also the founder of the Participatory Grantmaking Community, which has grown to include over 1,500 funders seeking to understand and embed approaches to grantmaking that devolves decision-making power to the communities they aim to serve. 2023-11-2934 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions18: Louiza “Weeze” Doran, on Liberation, Future Generations, and Leaving WellLouisa “Weeze” Doran first began her community oriented work as an equity and liberation educator, strategist, and speaker with a healing centered and humanity first ethos. Featured in the New York times, Forbes, Buzzfeed, and many more. She's a multifaceted and multi hyphenated person, which gives her the wiggle room to be all that she is and any one piece of herself at any given moment. Weeze is known for her kind and compassionate yet direct approach with a perpetual focus on collective liberation. As she says, we liberate others by way of our own liber...2023-11-2546 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions17: Kera “Puff” Rolsen on the Downside of Resilience, Quitting the Mission, and Leaving WellKera Rolsen is a United States Air Force officer, strategist, and B-52 aviator. She has a broad range of experience from the tactical to strategic levels of planning across multiple regions of the world and is a graduated commander. She holds masters degrees in Intelligence, Military Operational Art and Science, and Military Strategy. Her professional writing has been featured on the Over the Horizon journal, Angry Staff Officer blog, and Business Insider. She also a fiction novelist under the pen name “KR Paul” and operates KRP Publishing, LLC. All views represented on this...2023-11-2234 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions16: Louise Armstrong on Funerals for Capitalism and Leaving WellLouise is based in London and constantly exploring what it means to live change. She’s a loyal friend, partner, mother and curious human who loves adventure. Louise play multiple roles in different parts of the change ecosystem. and sees herself as a changemaker, facilitator, systems change designer, coach, process doula . In her current 10 year cycle she’s wanting to make a contribution to reframing, the culture and practices around how we view and value loss, grief, death and closures as part of the natural cycles of life and the overlooked part of transformation. Louise currently has...2023-11-1839 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions15: Sharmon Lebby on Remembering your Worth, and Leaving WellSharmon Lebby has been the President of the Ethical Network of San Antonio, and COO of the Africa New England Chamber of Commerce. For over 20 years Sharmon has helped organizations set the foundations of their digital media presence and define their brands as a Creative Director and Brand Strategist. Sharmon holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of South Carolina. To support her passions, Sharmon has worked as a Neuroscience Research Associate and Brand Consultant for non-profits and emerging businesses. As an advocate for ethical businesses and co-host of Unpacking Ethical and the Sl...2023-11-1521 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions14: Kelly Cervantes on Grief, Resilience, and Leaving WellKELLY CERVANTES is an award-winning writer, speaker, and advocate best known for her blog Inchstones, where she shared the stress, love, and joy that came with parenting her medically complex daughter, Adelaide. Since Adelaide’s passing, Kelly has continued to write candidly about her arduous and, at times, contradictory grief journey. She has been published in the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Cosmopolitan, as well as quoted in the New York Times, CNN, and People. She is the current board chair for the nonprofit CURE Epilepsy and also hosts their biweekly podcast, Seizing Life, where she in...2023-11-0830 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions13: Karyn Paige on Human Design and the intersection with Leaving WellKaryn Paige is a Certified Informed Practitioner of Human Design, a mindset coach, facilitator and speaker. Her work approaches personal and professional development from a place of anti-oppression, centering the intersectional experiences of Women of Color. Her own career has evolved from working as a nightclub singer to freelancing as a Wordpress developer, to mentoring women in business and now helping women find alignment through energy work and self-compassion. It’s because of her own long and winding road that Karyn finds herself uniquely qualified to help others find clarity at their own crossroads. Main quote...2023-11-0134 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions12: Jaja Chen on Grief, Trauma Processing, and Leaving WellJaja Chen is a 2nd generation Taiwanese American who grew up in China and Taiwan. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor, private practice therapist, and co-owner of Cha Community (formerly Waco Cha) - a boba tea cafe based in Waco and Temple, TX. Spring 2021, Jaja had the honor of representing Cha Community at the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the U.S House of Representatives to testify on behalf of immigrant-owned businesses and pandemic recovery. Jaja is passionate about representation of Asian Americans in leadership throughout Central Texas and is engaged in racial justice and sustainability work through...2023-10-2537 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions11: Ranking Your Friends and Leaving Well with Jerry JonesJerry Jones is fascinated by all things culture and loves watching when cultures blend. He is a cross-cultural trainer and coach who offers support and develops resources for global people. He goes deep with expats and repats and locals who are wading through the mess of cross-cultural challenges and helps them move forward. He works with great people all over the world who want to understand how to do global life better. Jerry also writes about what he sees and how he sees it, and loves to share the nuggets picked up from his successes and failures...2023-10-1849 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions10: 10 Things to Do Before You Resign: the Leaving Well EditionIn this article in The Cut, 10 Things You Need to Do Before You Resign, Alison Green provides ten recommendations on what to do before you resign. I took a few of those and added a Leaving Well twist. Four of those recommendations from The Cut are provided here, and I’ve shared my Leaving Well take as a follow-up set of suggestions. “Going one step beyond simply knowing about those policies means you can take back some of the control during the process. The old adage of “the more you know” definitely applies to the resignation process.” 2023-10-1109 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions09: Arlan Hamilton, Knowing When to Pivot, Being Grown, and Leaving WellArlan is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, has raised more than $30M, and has invested in over 200 companies led by people of color, women, and/or folks from the LGBTQ community. In today’s episode, Arlan shares her take on fear, change, and courage, and how to manage this trio of realities we all face. We also discuss making decisions on how we want our life to look, and the importance of spreading light everywhere it’s possible. “There is change in transition that you can then control. When I think about that I...2023-10-0421 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions08: Marti Carrington, on Being Okay, Untethering, and Leaving WellMarti Carrington has over 20 years of corporate and nonprofit human resources and operating experience and has a passion for changing organizational culture from the inside out. She believes this can be done in partnership with activism, political change, and social reconstruction. Marti serves on the Board for Nebraska AIDS Project (NAP) and Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska. Marti is a mother of three kids and in her limited free time, enjoys reading, running with friends, and solving the world's problems over a cocktail with her husband. When it comes to human-centered HR professionals, Marti is at the...2023-09-2734 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions07: Tanya Geisler, on the Imposter Complex and Leaving WellTanya Geisler is a Leadership Coach (CPCC) with a penchant for clarity and an abhorrence of the Imposter Complex. She’s worked with thousands of high-performers combat the Imposter Complex so they can lead with impeccable impact and achieve their ultimate goals. She is a TEDxWomen speaker and writer who teaches high-performing leaders how to combat their Imposter Complex and lead with impeccable impact so they can achieve their ultimate goals. Her clients include best-selling authors, heads of industries, MPs, public speakers, leaders, entrepreneurs and rockstar motivators. It is her indomitable belief that if everyone knew their ow...2023-09-2040 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions06: Navigating Job LossNavigating the loss of a job, being fired from employment, being laid off, or in any way suddenly dealing with the loss of income (and benefits) can bring up an immense spectrum of emotions. Because we don’t normalize talking about these emotions, we perpetuate and further harm from the experience. In this episode, I’m helping you navigate through this period of life with lists of things to expect, do, NOT do, and focus on right now. Additional recommended resources: Career Valet Resume Services You are more than your job - Jop...2023-09-1307 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions05: Katie Panciera, from Google to Assistant Professor, on Leaving WellKatie Panciera serves as an Assistant Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Communications Department. She teaches a wide range of classes, primarily in the User Experience Program, and left a career as a Senior User Experience Researcher at Google to teach at MSOE. Her research interests lie at the intersection of gender, race, and disability in computing education. She has a number of degrees, but is most proud of being a graduate of Berea College in Kentucky. She lives in Milwaukee with her husband and daughter and spends most of her time...2023-09-0634 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions04: Kelly Hoey, Build your Dream Network Author, on Leaving WellNetworking expert + coach, J. Kelly Hoey is the author of Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships In A Hyper-Connected World (Tarcher Perigee/Penguin Random House). She’s embarking on her second book which focuses on the unique networks women need for professional success. Kelly’s career has evolved from law to management to entrepreneurship. Being invited to lead a global business network for women, co-founding a startup accelerator, appearing on CNBC’s Power Pitch, contributing to various publications (including New York Times, Inc., Fast Company, and Forbes), and co-creating (along with moderating) the Meet The Inno...2023-09-0640 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions03: Kelly Connolly Palmer, former Waco Texas City Councilperson, on Leaving WellKelly Connolly is a Licensed Master Social Worker, passionate about pursuing equity and the common good, by addressing issues of systemic injustice. Her work has led her from the frontlines of humanitarian aid crises to the council chambers of local government. Her steadfast belief is, as Fyodor Dostoyevsky says, “Beauty will save the world”, and that together we can co-create communities where all our neighbors can thrive. She currently lives in Chicago, IL with two rambunctious kittens and spends her days reveling in the gifts of this incredible city and centering rhythms of rest, pleasure, and play. Kell...2023-09-0653 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions02: Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action Founder, on Leaving WellShannon Watts is widely known as a “summoner of women’s audacity.” As the Founder of Moms Demand Action, Watts was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People, a Forbes 50 over 50 Changemaker, and a Glamour Woman of the Year. She is the author of Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World. This episode was recorded one week before Shannon’s final speech to the Moms Demand Action volunteers and supporters at the annual GSU (Gun Sense University). During our conversation, Shannon shares ab...2023-09-0619 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitions01: Origin Story of Leaving Well with Naomi HattawayNaomi is passionate about community building, equity, and accessibility, and consults on inclusive program design, leadership effectiveness, and communications. Naomi also owns 8th & Home, a network matching folks on the move with Realtors who chase communities not commissions. After living across the US, her family moved overseas to India where she learned to thrive in the midst of chaos. Following one year in Singapore, they moved back to the US and have traipsed their way through Florida, Virginia, Ohio, and Nebraska, and now back in Florida. Love language: accountability, tattoos & really good playlists. ~2023-09-0615 minLeaving Well: nonprofit leadership guidance for workplace exits and transitionsIntroducing the Leaving Well Podcast: A Navigation Guide for Workplace TransitionsComing on September 6, 2023, Leaving Well: A Navigation Guide for Workplace Transitions podcast will be live! Leaving well is the art and practice of leaving a job, role, project or title with intention, and when possible … joy. In this podcast, you can expect to find conversations with experts on topics such as grief, leadership, confidence, career development, and more. We’ll talk with those who have experienced the necessary endings that come with jobs, projects, and roles. And we’ll come together to normalize the experience of change and our impact and legacy in the workplace. I’m Na...2023-08-0302 min
IN TRANSIT with Sundae Bean297: Legacy by Design with Naomi HattawayAdvent calendars give you a little treat to tide you over until the big treats. Paper chains let you break off a piece to visualize the shortened length that remains. And who hasn’t counted down the days, crossing them off with anticipation?
Especially in the corporate context, when you know you’re leaving for a new job, that final stretch can feel like forever. But what if instead of checking out emotionally and energetically you treated that time as a chance to double down on your efforts to steady the ship for those who’ll remain?
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IN TRANSIT with Sundae Bean297: Legacy by Design with Naomi HattawayAdvent calendars give you a little treat to tide you over until the big treats. Paper chains let you break off a piece to visualize the shortened length that remains. And who hasn’t counted down the days, crossing them off with anticipation?
Especially in the corporate context, when you know you’re leaving for a new job, that final stretch can feel like forever. But what if instead of checking out emotionally and energetically you treated that time as a chance to double down on your efforts to steady the ship for those who’ll remain?
...2022-12-1244 minSundae Schneider-Bean, LLC.297: Legacy by Design with Naomi HattawayAdvent calendars give you a little treat to tide you over until the big treats. Paper chains let you break off a piece to visualize the shortened length that remains. And who hasn’t counted down the days, crossing them off with anticipation?
Especially in the corporate context, when you know you’re leaving for a new job, that final stretch can feel like forever. But what if instead of checking out emotionally and energetically you treated that time as a chance to double down on your efforts to steady the ship for those who’ll remain?
...2022-12-1244 min
Voice IsMIDDLE with Naomi Hattaway: Tough conversations, enoughness, and hope as a disciplineJulie and Casey chat with activist and community builder Naomi Hattaway about how to reach across political and conversational divides, housing as a human right, and how to cultivate hope. Along the way, they discuss choosing your battles, “leaky boundaries”, and Wednesdays as a metaphor and a reset. (You’ll never look at hump day the same way again.) TOP TAKEAWAYS: Talking to someone you might disagree with? Get curious about their values. What do they care about? Can you connect through that? Also . . . know when to walk away. An oft-quoted stat: Women have to be as...2021-11-0357 min
Lives Radio Show & Podcast with Stuart ChittendenNaomi HattawayNaomi Hattaway is passionate about community building and empowering others to thrive, not just survive, in the places they call home. In this show, we talk about identifying as bi-racial, homeschooling, housing access and poverty, being a teenage mom, living in the third world, and being inspired to serve the community's betterment.Born and raised in a small town in rural Nebraska, Naomi moved with family to Omaha and since then has taken her own family to live in places like India and Singapore. Her life experiences have catalyzed Naomi's passion about community building and empowering others...2021-10-1452 min
Black Girl Politics PodcastSPECIAL EPISODE: Black Girl Politics Round Table (with Jasmine Harris, Naomi Hattaway, and Cammy Watkins)On this Special Episode of Black Girl Politics Podcast, Jeria & Jadah talk to three of the record number of Black and Brown womxn running for local office in Omaha, Nebraska. Naomi Hattaway, Cammy Watkins, and Jasmine Harris join the hosts for an open, honest conversation about their historic campaigns, the trials of running for office as Black women, and the support system they've created for one another. You can contribute to their campaigns and learn more here:naomiforcitycouncil.comcammy4council.comvoteforjasmine.comIf you live in Omaha, be sure to vote on April 6th (Primary E...2021-03-211h 04
Riverside Chats50. Omaha City Council Candidate Naomi HattawayNaomi Hattaway discusses her campaign to represent District 6 on Omaha's City Council, including the logistics of a digital campaign, the formation of her worldview, and her vision for the city.2020-11-3051 min
Small Stage, Big ImpactCommunity Building When We Don’t All Think the Same with Naomi HattawayWhat are you doing to actively build up your community? If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that we really do need each other. In our personal and professional lives, we depend on our community not just to survive, but to thrive. Today’s guest is Naomi Hattaway, an experienced world traveler and current City Council candidate. Naomi is passionate about community building, diversity, and accessibility in online and personal spaces. That community-building includes people who don’t always agree with what she stands for. Naomi is a biracial woman in the Midw...2020-11-1942 min
In Her CompanyWielding Your Voice Mini-series: Naomi Hattaway on ResponsibilityWielding Your Voice is a mini-series created by In Her Company to help women live more powerfully for themselves & the greater good of the world around them. In each segment, we will explore what it means to do so by exploring four (4) key areas: Passion, Purpose, Pain, & Responsibility.
In our fourth segment, Naomi Hattaway joins us to discuss RESPONSIBILITY. Naomi is the founder of I Am A Triangle, an international social network, and 8th & Home Relocation, a nationwide network matching families on the move with realtors. She is passionate about community building, diversity, accessibility...2020-11-0400 minThe Time Is NowTaking a stand as an entrepreneur and leading your community through change – With Naomi HattawayWhen running a business and as an entrepreneur, I strongly believe that is our responsibility to show up:
as an individual
for your community
in times of crisis
when we see social injustice such as racism
But it is often not easy to know what to do and how to show up effectively without getting overwhelmed.
To discuss this topic, I am bringing you an expert in community leadership, Naomi Hattaway.
"Instead of using the word ‘ally’ use the word ‘antagonist’ but the work starts at your kitchen table"
Naomi Hattaway is the founder of I Am A Triangle, an onlin...2020-07-2754 minSundae Schneider-Bean, LLC.181: Linking Arms with Naomi HattawayWhen you host a dinner party, you do your absolute darndest to make sure your guests have a good time. You clean like crazy, flick on mood music, bust out the prettiest candles to encourage ambiance, make sure drinks are topped up, and food is ample and delicious.
You stress over awkward silences and worry about potentially heated conversations from colliding points of view. “I just want everyone to feel comfortable and have fun.”
Now, when you run a group like Expats on Purpose, the logistics are different, but the sentiment is the same. As the...2020-06-2242 minIN TRANSIT with Sundae Bean181: Linking Arms with Naomi HattawayWhen you host a dinner party, you do your absolute darndest to make sure your guests have a good time. You clean like crazy, flick on mood music, bust out the prettiest candles to encourage ambiance, make sure drinks are topped up, and food is ample and delicious.
You stress over awkward silences and worry about potentially heated conversations from colliding points of view. “I just want everyone to feel comfortable and have fun.”
Now, when you run a group like Expats on Purpose, the logistics are different, but the sentiment is the same. As the...2020-06-2242 min