Typical Engagements: Key guidance for key roles
1. Executive Directors and CEOs: An organization’s top leader is basically in charge of everything but has no peer to talk to. This can lead to high burn out. I can provide:
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Support on how to manage time and counter workplace fatigue
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Direction on how to build funder relationships
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Thought partnership on managing board relationships
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Skills to develop a learning culture
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Tools to create and implement strategic plans
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Instructions on how to foster clear communication
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Skills on how to manage multiple personality types
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Advice on how to handle budget cuts and staff layoffs
2. Nonprofit Staff In New Roles: Assuming a new role, in a new organization or within a current organization, requires intentional growth. I can offer:
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Direction on how to leverage current strengths for new goals
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Tools to help implement effective meeting design
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Advice on how to prioritize responsibilities
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Keys to help build and manage relationships
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Guidance on how to manage change and uncertainty
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3. Learning & Evaluation Professionals and Applied Researchers: Staff members in these roles are often expected to transform organizational culture but given little authority to achieve this goal. The positions are often new or not well-defined. My coaching support can offer:
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Guidance on how to explain your role’s value to whole organization
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Ways to build trust with staff
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Advice on how to manage funders and clients
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Skills on how to draft project/team/organizational outcomes
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Instruction on how to improve facilitation skills
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4. During a career shift: Sometimes a person decides to leave because they’ve outgrown a current position. Other times, a leader must tell a valued colleague they need to leave, due to a reorganization. An outside perspective can help smooth that transition. My coaching can provide:
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Conducting a “strengths assessment”
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Create short-term and long-term goals
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Developing a strategic transition plan.
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Motivation to action and emotional support during the transition
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Feedback to help prepare for upcoming interviews
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