by Michelle Doerr | May 3, 2025 | Leadership, Wellness
🔥 Conservation Leadership Is Burning Out—Here’s Why It Matters When I was in college—more years ago than I care to count—I didn’t worry much about the future. The path felt hopeful. The conservation jobs were there. The work ahead felt bright. But now, the emotional...
by Michelle Doerr | Apr 22, 2025 | Leadership, Outdoor
Photo by Evgeni Tcherkasski on Unsplash One of my workshops, Cultural Competence & Humility, has been removed from certain places in response to political pressure to eliminate language associated with inclusion, identity, and systemic awareness. I know that the...
by Michelle Doerr | Mar 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
I was taught to believe that I would be recognized and rewarded if I worked hard. But there have been plenty of times when that wasn’t true. In my blog Worthiness and Meritocracy in Conservation, I explain that meritocracy suggests success is earned through ability...
by Michelle Doerr | Mar 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
When Doubt Creeps In Staying motivated in conservation can be challenging. The pressures of public scrutiny, bureaucracy, and environmental crises often make us question why we chose this work. Yet, reconnecting with our ‘why’—the purpose that drives us—is...
by Michelle Doerr | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
We’re living in a time when DEI initiatives are not just under scrutiny but actively targeted for rollback. For those of us working in conservation, this has placed a chilling effect on the meaningful strides we’ve been trying to make—whether through grants, internal...
