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Leading from the Major Gifts Seat
Your CEO is not your critic.
They might be your scariest internal customer.
Once I understood that, everything changed.
For years I walked into meetings with my ED ready to defend my portfolio. Why hadn't the gift closed. Why we were behind. Why the donor needed more time.
I left those meetings smaller. He left them more anxious. And the donor at the center of it had no idea any of it was happening.
Then I learned the move that changed my career.
I stopped reporting at my leader and started equipping my leader. ✨
One-page briefings. One donor story per meeting. A predictable rhythm of…
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