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EPISODE · Sep 22, 2025 · 11 MIN

How Note taking Is Hurting Your Ability to Lead as a NGO Supervisor

from The Modern Humanitarian and International Development Leader: Make a Greater Impact During Uncertainty as a NGO Leader While Avoiding Stress, Burnout and Overwhelm

Do you believe that taking notes during one-on-one meetings makes you a more attentive leader? What if it’s actually doing the opposite?In this episode, we challenge the widely accepted habit of note taking during one-on-ones—especially among humanitarian and development leaders—and explore how it might be silently damaging trust, connection, and communication with your team. If you’ve ever felt disconnected or like your team isn’t opening up, this might be the missing piece.In this episode you’ll discover:Why multitasking—even something as “small” as jotting down notes—breaks presence and leads to poor listening.Learn powerful, practical strategies to stay fully present without sacrificing important information.Walk away with a new approach that improves trust, communication, and the quality of your team’s problem-solving.Press play now to learn how dropping the pen could be the key to becoming a more trusted and impactful leader!NOW ON YOUTUBEWhat Is Your Leadership Style?  Free Quiz:Want to know how to lead better?  It starts by understanding your leadership style.   To find out yours, take my free quiz “What Is Your Leadership Style” - you’ll immediately find out your default style, how it may be impacting your team and a few practical ways to become an even better leader.  Just click on the link fill out your quiz and click submit.This podcast empowers international development and humanitarian NGO UN leaders to achieve high performance teams, fostering diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, overcoming burnout and overwhelm, while maximizing impact and productivity.

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Do you believe that taking notes during one-on-one meetings makes you a more attentive leader? What if it’s actually doing the opposite?In this episode, we challenge the widely accepted habit of note taking during one-on-ones—especially among...

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