Faith and Leadership w/ Dr. William Clark Dr. William Clark

The second phase for developing your strategy

First step for developing a strategy for your nonprofit and subsequent projects.

Own the process you're going through and allow it to shape your leadership.

Growth and transformation through the vine 7-17-16 by Dr. William Clark

The big picture matters. Do not allow yourself to get hung up on the little things that do not add value to your work. How?

1. Learn how to delegate the little things. The little things are tasks that are not important to your specific work but important to work of someone else.

2. Shape tomorrow. One tomorrow leads to another tomorrow that leads to another tomorrow. Eventually, a bunch of tomorrows will take you toward the future. Get out in front of this and design the future you want for your organization.

3. Have the right support system. You can learn so much from smart people who are experts in their fields. How they process information and make decisions can show you how to bring innovation and creativity to your work.

Thinking big is necessary for your nonprofit to sustain. Thinking big means to think beyond the moment and to focus your attention on what’s truly important. As the leader, you may focus your attention on core mission of the organization and in other cases, it may be on the future of the organization. Regardless of where you focus your attention, its vital to think big. Your team, stakeholders, and customers need you to be a big thinker. If you’re struggling with being or becoming a big thinker, below are three simple steps you can take to become the big thinker your organization needs.

1. Delegate with ease. By delegating tasks to members on your team, you a proving that you trust the people you hired or brought on the team as volunteers. If you struggle with delegating, you may be struggling with attachment issues or hired the wrong person.

2. Focus on tomorrow. As the leader, your job is to shape the “tomorrow” of the organization. As a result, the operations of today are placed in the hands of capable staff and volunteers that can support the organization to achieve its current goals.

3. Challenge the status quo. Stand practices are great. They provide a template for how to accomplish short and long-term tasks. However, the status quo does not always account for the nuances of leading an organization. As the leader, you have to make decisions that fit the context of the moment and, in some cases, tomorrow. The status quo may be the right fit during these moments.