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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2025 · 24 MIN

Understanding and Overcoming Procrastination as a Humanitarian and International Development Leader

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

Are you constantly putting off donor reports, team reviews, or budget tasks — and then beating yourself up for it?If you're a modern NGO leader, you understand procrastination may not be about laziness at all. In this episode, we uncover how your thought patterns, not your workload, are likely behind your delay — and how this hidden mental loop might be costing you energy, confidence, and productivity.In this episode you'll discover:3 main emotional triggers that cause procrastination in high-performing humanitarian leadersLearn how to identify and overcome the thoughts leading to procrastinationGet actionable strategies to start tasks now — without waiting to do them last minuteTune into this episode to reclaim your focus, ditch the guilt, and become the intentional, impact-driven leader your team needs."Becoming the Modern Humanitarian and Development Leader" course - registration for May 2025 now open!  What 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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Are you constantly putting off donor reports, team reviews, or budget tasks — and then beating yourself up for it?If you're a modern NGO leader, you understand procrastination may not be about laziness at all. In this episode, we uncover how your...

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