Building Partnerships That Last
In our work at Axis, we get to know incredible leaders across the impact sector, both as clients and candidates. Last month, we launched our “In Conversation” series.
Community
We’ve got you on our minds right now. So much in the world around us feels out of our control. It can be hard to know what action to take or how to really make a difference.
What a Time! Finding our way in hard times through community, connection and joy.
What a time, y’all. What. A. Time. Let’s begin with a deep breath in, and a deep breath out. Whew! Okay. Please allow us to introduce ourselves: Axis Talent Partners. We are a collection of women, women of color, immigrants, and daughters of immigrants,...
In Defense of Doing…Nothing
In August and September of this year, I was privileged to take a seven week sabbatical from my work as a Partner at Axis Talent Partners. At Axis, we believe our work is powerful, and urgent, as we work to advance equity - particularly racial equity - in...
Leadership is inherently transitional. Let’s deal with it (better). Part 3
Laura Donald, CEO of Axis Talent PartnersTiloma Jayasinghe, President and CEO of Community Resource Exchange New hires should not “hit the ground running.” And that includes your new ED.For our final segment of this three-part series on how to disrupt...
Leadership is inherently transitional. Let’s deal with it (better). Part 2
Laura Donald, CEO of Axis Talent PartnersTiloma Jayasinghe, President and CEO of Community Resource ExchangeDon’t just say inclusivity matters; build for it.In our last post, we talked about normalizing leadership transitions by embedding them into...
Leadership is inherently transitional. Let’s deal with it (better). Part 1
Laura Donald, CEO of Axis Talent Partners Tiloma Jayasinghe, President and CEO of Community Resource Exchange Leadership, in the social impact sector and in general, is inherently transitional, characterized by stages of change and evolution. The question...
Executive Search: Never as Fast as Anyone Wants it to Be (and ideas for speeding it up).
Let me just put this right on out there: we ALL want searches to go faster. Candidates, organizations, and search firms. All of us. We want to post a job description on Monday, and fill it by Friday. Wouldn’t that be dreamy?But here’s the thing: we also...
Liberation at Work – Beyond PTO
When I decided to join a digital nomad program for a month-long, immersive stay in Cape Town, South Africa, I was met with support and genuine curiosity from my Axis community. Not surprising; that’s just how we roll. I explained to my manager and the team...
Reflections on Buildling a Liberated Work Place: the light of community.
There are many phases in the journey leading people and leading organizations. Depending on your approach, or ambitions, or conditioning or even your wounding, sometimes the phase is dark, and feels really hard, and really heavy. Perhaps it gets dark and...
