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The Nonprofit Job Cycle framework is something I developed and have implemented in my career to guide me in the inevitable uncertainty. Part of the cycle relies on the Menninger Morale Curve and it is my pleasure to share this wildly useful but not very widely known piece of academic literature. These tools combined have […]

The Menninger Morale Curve is an extraordinary tool for understanding and managing a career in the nonprofit sector. When passionate people come together in organizations to pursue audacious goals, emotional connection to the work is intense. Changes in the work or assignment can be demoralizing. The four stages of the Menninger Morale Curve not only […]