Take Off the Problem-Solver Hat: A Coach Approach for Nonprofit Leaders

When someone brings you a problem, the fastest thing is to solve it yourself. Do that often enough and your team learns to wait for your answers instead of building their own. You become the bottleneck and that is unsustainable.

In this free, one-hour session for Vermont nonprofit leaders, SPARC co-founders Dr. Shannon O’Neill and Dr. Mathew Johnson introduce a coach approach: a practical way to ask before you answer, listen for what matters, and grow your people’s capacity to think for themselves. You will learn the one word you should never use and leave with skills you can use the same afternoon.

Common Good Vermont members receive 25% off SPARC’s Coaching Skills Certificate (October 8 and 9) and Practitioner Diploma (fall and spring cohorts). Use code: SPARC2FIVE at checkout!