by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 20, 2023 | Major Gift Officers, Manage by Objectives, Management, Non-Profit Leadership, Scheduling | Hiring and Retaining Staff, Leadership, Major Gift Officers, Management, Non-Profits, Overworked, Performance, Structure
One of the greatest lessons that Richard gave me as he mentored me over the years has been to manage by objectives (versus micromanaging a person by tasks, hours, et cetera). If you manage by objectives, you give your employee the freedom to do the work in a way that...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Mar 17, 2023 | Cultivation, Major Gift Officers, Relationship Building, Scheduling, Work Life Balance | Jobs, Major Gift Officers, Management, MGO Characteristics, Performance, Self-care
Recently, we shared on Facebook and our other social media about a free white paper of ours called, “Six Secrets to Becoming an Extraordinary Major Gift Officer.” One of the six secrets is that if you are to become an extraordinary major gift officer, you need to...
by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels | Jan 1, 2018 | Priorities, Routine, Scheduling | Major Gift Officers, Overworked, Prioritizing
Over the years we have worked with hundreds of major gift officers. Some are good, some are not so good, and some are extraordinary. We’re working with a number of extraordinary ones right now. The other day, I asked one of these great MGOs to tell me what a typical...