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Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership
Looking for your next nonprofit job? Want to lead a nonprofit organization? Dr. Patton McDowell (www.pmanonprofit.com) brings the best in nonprofit career development to each episode, helping you find the perfect nonprofit opportunity and guiding you along the path to senior leadership in the philanthropic sector. Patton brings 30 years of nonprofit leadership, coaching and consulting experience, and shares best practices for individual and organizational success based on his work with over 250 nonprofit organizations and their staff and board leaders. Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership features more than 120 interviews with nonprofit leaders and philanthropy experts, as well as deep-dive solo episodes and other special editions. Hit subscribe, and accelerate your journey on a nonprofit career path that can change your life. Learn more at: https://www.podpage.com/your-path-to-nonprofit-leadership/
Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership
242: How to Design a Personal Planning Retreat (Patton McDowell)
242: How to Design a Personal Planning Retreat (Patton McDowell)
SUMMARY
In this solo episode #242, Patton McDowell discusses the process of designing a structured personal strategy retreat. The episode highlights why it's critical for nonprofit leaders to invest time in their own strategic planning, a practice often overlooked. He shares valuable strategies and insights on planning and executing a personal retreat for meaningful professional and personal development.
12 STEPS TO DESIGN YOUR RETREAT
- Determine Date & Location
- Getting into the Right Mindset
- Equipment & Supplies
- Pre-Retreat Reading
- The Trip Itself - Creating Separation
- Vision Framework (6 Questions)
- 12 Skills Self-Assessment
- Calendar & Journal Review
- Calendar Preview
- Translating Vision into Goals
- Annual Metrics
- 90-Day Action-Plan for the Next 90-Days
OTHER SOLO EPISODES BY PATTON
- Episode #159: "4 Ways to Advance Your Nonprofit Leadership"
- Episode #56: "10 Essential Skills & Experiences for Nonprofit Leadership"
- Episode #78: "5 Ways to Build Your Professional Development Plan"
- Episode #13: "Build A Personal Strategic Plan that Works"
- Ready for a Mastermind? Learn more here!
- Have you gotten Patton’s book Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership: Seven Keys to Advancing Your Career in the Philanthropic Sector