![]() ![]() Having systems in place frees you to grow your organisation – and its impact – with ease, so invest in this process now. Today, most of the recurring activities that once took up ALL my workdays, are now off my plate – and I am not taking them back! ![]() I now have a massive file of Standard Operating Procedures from how to reconcile Do Good Jobs Xero accounts, to dealing with common customer enquiries. Over the past few years, I have delegated a load of things off my plate, including all the basic admin. It definitely takes time to put in place good systems and pass over your knowledge, but know that when you do this you are making an investment in the long term, and making your future easier. We NEED to delegate to ensure we look after ourselves, but also our cause and our teams. This kind of thinking often leads to burnout - and that’s really not what we need when we are focused on making some big changes in the world. When we don't delegate we make less impact. Learning to delegate well has made the BIGGEST difference. I slowed down to take time to assess where my time was going and whether the things I was doing added the most value or not (spoiler alert: I was doing a huge chunk of things that were low-value tasks).Īfter this I started to delegate, brought on my first team member to free up my time to focus on the things that really helped Do Good Jobs to grow. Three years ago I started on a learning journey that shone a very bright light on the fact that I was running full steam – but wasn’t really sure of the destination – and was making very little time for strategy and big-picture dreaming. ![]() What I did at this crossroads made all the difference My passion was waning, and I * almost* threw in the towel. I was stuck in the weeds, DOING the day-to-day tasks for Do Good Jobs - jumping from customer service to website management, newsletter writing to account reconciling.Īfter 8 years of this on rinse and repeat I was burnt out and over it. Read this article on being the Chief everything officer. It is proof that when you work in a DIY way, it can take a looooooong time to get anywhere!Ī few years ago I proudly had an email signature with my work title as the “All-rounder and Founder” of Do Good Jobs (it even rhymed!), for years I prided myself on being the Chief Do-er. If you didn’t know about it in its early years, that’s probably because it started as a side/ passion project for me – to link good people to vacancies at great organisations through a jobs board. Do Good Jobs has been around for 11 years (gulp!). Why? Because as a leader, DIY doesn’t serve you or your cause!įor far too long I embraced the DIY mentality. If you are a for-purpose leader who is trying to help change the world, I strongly believe we have to change this Kiwi DIY attitude in our work. Heck, I love the good feels I get when I fix, or build something myself or make something work that just didn't seem possible. Many Kiwi’s proudly embrace the #8 wire, Do It Yourself mentality. Sometimes you need a reminder that you’re only human, perfection is impossible and life is better if you learn to “roll with the punches.“If you want something done right, you’ve got to….” These are the people that annoy you the most, but you can’t help but love them because they are the ones that remind you how to enjoy life without plans or schedules. The few friends that you do have know how you are, and they are more than likely to ignore the fact that you didn’t ask them to come over, and do it anyway. ![]() More than likely, you’re using the excuse that your house is clean so you don’t have to pretend that you actually like people. Sometimes, it looks like a page out of a magazine, perfected to the point that no one is allowed in. Other times it's because you were looking for something you know you put in the top of the closet but a ghost came and moved it to your desk drawer. At times, it looks like a tornado ran through it, probably because you are running late and have no idea what you’re wearing. Your room/house goes through different stages. ![]()
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