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When a board member who heads a private equity firm questions why you’re not expanding your network and leveraging it to raise funds:
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When the website developer explains what they can do to improve your site and increase your readership, but then laughs when you tell them your budget:
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When a member from the fundraising team tries to reject a grant from a BigTech company due to ethical concerns:
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When HR says that many employees mentioned burnout in the annual review and so the company should consider four-day work weeks and mandate daily nap breaks:
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When the consultant’s laptop dies while they are making a presentation on why you must build a second line of leadership, so you ask them to ‘just talk you through it’:
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When your globetrotting board member is unable to get you a speaking slot at TED, despite promising to do so for three years:
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When you’ve been going back and forth with a funder for a year and they still can’t confirm if they can renew your grant:
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Your 21-year-old employee when you schedule a meeting for 9 am:
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You, when they say 9 am is the time they make their matcha latte and get ready to take on the day:
