Leaders Circles focuses on this accountability. Circle members help each other by sharing ongoing support, resources, feedback, and in particular, probing questions and supportive challenges. The best forms of learning include continuous learning, or learning how to learn. In Circles, each member understands more clearly how they view things, and each member clarifies what's most important. There is very limited time and energy to do what needs to be done.
Research shows burnout and cynicism are on the rise.
In Circles, members work on real-world goals, including voicing if they don't believe in the new program or not. For Small Nonprofits Small nonprofits often lack the time and energy needed to build the basic systems and processes needed to evolve to the next level. Members of small nonprofits benefit particularly from exchanging materials and feedback, but also the support to actually apply the new materials and feedback. It's easy to become too focused on operating the organization, rather than on serving the community. Thus, members of large nonprofits can benefit from exchanging probing questions and supportive challenges to understand current systems and see new perspectives.