When youth engagement happens, does it happen on purpose, with intention and by design, or is it simply an organic, authentic personal experience that can’t be forced by outside sources? Youth-serving programs, projects and organizations constantly wrestle with how youth engagement happens. Through my years as a line-level youth worker, evaluator and consultant, I’ve found that theContinue reading “Youth Engagement On Purpose”
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10 Ways Motivators Stay Motivated
What drives the people who encourage people to stay motivated? Recently, I’ve been considering what keeps motivating people motivated. Whether you are workplace supervisors, social workers, professional speakers, parents or classroom teachers, if you are a motivator you have to stay motivated. How do you do that? I have spent a career working with people who motivateContinue reading “10 Ways Motivators Stay Motivated”
Organizations Seeing Themselves
In organizations and communities, people around the world are wrestling with their observations of the present and their projections for the future. We’re watching media images of terrorism and hatefulness mix with our own memories of what the future was supposed to look like. As we work more and spend more time at school, we’reContinue reading “Organizations Seeing Themselves”
Adam F.C. Fletcher 