Imagine you get really, really good at delegating at your nonprofit. You grow a community of support. You accomplish your goals. You have a life. All because you assign tasks to others. To succeed in nonprofit leadership, you need to do a lot of delegating. How can you get good at it?

Nothing is quite so tiresome as carrying other people’s backpacks, especially when they can carry them. It’s worse when it’s your staff and you face resistance at work. Whether it’s a new initiative, coming back to the office after vacation, a pandemic, or different responsibilities, your staff may lack enthusiasm for the direction you’re heading.[…]

You’ve designed a new initiative. The initiative will rocket you from the doldrums to your vision. Yet, staff resists the change. They’re not holding a sit-in in your office, but they might as well be. Staff pushback persists because rewards for resistance exist. Some rewards are spontaneous and simple, such as conserving energy. Others reflect[…]