We all get stuck sometimes. You can see where you want to go – and where you want your nonprofit to go – but you just can’t seem to get there. Today’s guest, Mary Gladstone-Highland, joins us to discuss how you can step back from the daily fires to become proactive in achieving the goals you want for yourself and your nonprofit.
Listen to the Episode Here!
Links
Spark Group Website
Proactivity Workbook
Mary’s LinkedIn
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Timestamps
(01:30) Feeling stuck
(05:00) Reactive vs proactive environment
(07:29) Creating your contingency plan
(09:30) Delegating crises and their solutions
(12:30) Stepping back
(23:00) Exploring an organization’s culture
Relationships are the key to everything.
Nonprofits get stuck in a cycle of reactivity. They can see where they want to go, but they can’t get there.
Set aside an hour to reflect on the week and plan for the future.
We as nonprofit leaders want to solve every problem. So stepping back is really hard.
Set clear boundaries about when you will – and when you won’t – read and respond to messages.
Relationships are the key to everything.
Nonprofits get stuck in a cycle of reactivity. They can see where they want to go, but they can’t get there.
Set aside an hour to reflect on the week and plan for the future.
We as nonprofit leaders want to solve every problem. So stepping back is really hard.
Set clear boundaries about when you will – and when you won’t – read and respond to messages.