From Where We Sit
Supporting the Recovery: a Return for Female Workers
As the summer begins, I am struck by a feeling of calm and the clear perception that normalcy is returning. Los Angeles traffic is back, which tells me people are going back to offices (or at least driving more!). It has been a long 16 months and I am looking forward...
Rethinking Traditional Search Parameters
Kymberly Garrett Peanut butter and...jelly! But of course. Isn’t that what we assume the pairing to be? Why is that? Generally speaking, it is because we have most likely heard those four words in the same sentence since early childhood. Such mental reflexive...
Hidden Benefits Higher Education Gained from the Pandemic
Co-authored by Sally Bryant and Shelli Herman, this article originally appeared in SmartBrief. The stress of 2020 is evident everywhere. Academic leaders realize now, more than ever, the weight of the decisions they make and how their choices have ramifications on...
University Leaders Paint Picture of COVID-19’s Impact on Staffing Nationally
Co-authored by Sally Bryant and Shelli Herman, this article originally appeared in SmartBrief. The coronavirus pandemic is changing higher education. The disruption is historic. For some campuses, adaptation has been a transformative journey involving the discovery...
Employee Engagement in the COVID Era
As fall weather starts to make its way into our new abnormal (whatever that means!), I could not help but wonder how long this world in which we find ourselves, dominated by virtual interaction, will continue. Like anyone interested in learning, I decided to do some...
Fearless Peers Share Insights on Life After COVID-19
Co-authored by Christopher Clinton Conway and Shelli Herman, this article originally appeared in SmartBrief. How will the COVID-19 pandemic change our nonprofit world? Answering that question requires that we first acknowledge some difficult truths. At the time of...
I Wish I Had a Crystal Ball
I started writing this blog at least two dozen times, each time beginning again as I struggled to define what matters most. I aspire to offer hope, insight, and solutions. Many of us are asking where does it all end and when? My crystal ball is blank. It seems like we...
Shelli Herman and Associates, Inc. Celebrates our 10th Year
As Shelli Herman and Associates, Inc. enters its 10th year in business, we are both humbled and deeply appreciative of the support we have received from you, our clients, cheerleaders, and friends. When you start a business, it begins with "I." If you are successful,...
Equity and Pay: The New Dialogue For Nonprofits
Shelli Herman is a member of the Network of Nonprofit Search Consultants, a prestigious national organization for leading search consultants serving the nonprofit sector. With the best thought leadership in the country at the table, a white paper was developed to...
Building an Agile Organizational Culture
What organization in the world has not been going through sudden shifts from major, disruptive change? As I speak to my clients, everyone talks about how quickly things are shifting. Leaders with their eye on the ball always seem to worry about their...