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This is a real issue for most of us. Here is some insight from Joan Garry. Joan began her career in 1981 as part of the management team that launched MTV. She followed this successful eight-year tenure with another successful run as an executive at Showtime Networks. She brings all of this experience to her work as the Principal of Joan Garry Consulting, a boutique firm that helps nonprofits across a wide variety of sectors to untangle strategic knots enabling them to have a clearer path in pursuit of their missions.
You see your boss coming down the hall. He’s looking enthusiastic. But is that a touch of guilt you detect in his face?
He stops at your desk and says, “So I just met with Joan Anderson…”
You immediately break out in a sweat.
Joan, you see, is a long time donor. And every time she speaks to your boss, all of a sudden your workload doubles. When it comes to Joan, your boss just can’t say no. And somehow, the staff ends up getting the brunt of it. Every. Single. Time.
“I’ve been trying to secure a big upgrade from Joan and she has a great idea she’d like to fund.”
This is even worse than normal. You cringe. On top of your regular ridiculous workload, one of your key staff people just took a new job she couldn’t refuse so you already have more to do than normal. Guess you’ll be selling those concert tickets you had on StubHub. You certainly won’t have time to go.
Your boss has “the curse of the pleaser.”
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