Battle Burnout with Better Decision-making

Burnout is a big topic in our sector these days, but too often it's seen solely as an individual issue instead of a systemic one.

This lens means leaders can spend all their energy addressing burnout symptoms instead of identifying and addressing hidden sources of systemic burnout on their teams.

As a strategy and change management advisor to CEOs and Department Heads at established nonprofits, here's a hidden source of burnout I come across often:

Decisions: how are they made & who gets to make them?

Developing a consistent approach to decision-making and how decisions are communicated has a significant impact on reducing stress, increasing teamwork, and enabling autonomy and job satisfaction.

If you've been hearing your team say things like:
→ "I'm still waiting on an answer from _____________ department to see if we can move this forward."
→ "Who else needs to sign off on this?"
→ "When will we know if we can move forward with _____________?"
→ "I feel like we've been talking about this forever but we haven't made any progress"

Then it's probably time to focus on your decision-making processes.

Looking for a place to start? In this guest article I wrote for Capterra - “How Nonprofit Leaders Can Facilitate Better Decision-making” - I lay out a practical step-by-step approach for improving decision-making at your organization. Things like how to:
→ Identify your personal decision-making style
→ Define key decisions
→ Name decision-makers and key players
→ Document decision guidance
→ Engage your team in the process
→ Communicate all of the above with your team!

Have questions about how to get started with better decision-making? Let’s talk.