Our volunteer organization attracts people who want to help, but we've created this unspoken requirement to perform selfless dedication, and anyone who admits they have boundaries or personal needs gets subtly shamed. We're losing good people because authentic human complexity doesn't fit our organizational persona.
More people experience this than they realize.
Organizational culture requiring performance of pure selflessness is excluding people with healthy boundaries and realistic human needs.
“Where Are You with Masks and personas we wear?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.