Nonprofit Launch Plan Podcast for Startup, Small, and Growing Nonprofits · Matt Stockman

Nonprofit Leadership: What To Do When Someone On Your Team Isn’t Delivering (E. 42)

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Is this a coaching issue, a communication issue, or did you simply just make the wrong decision about bringing this person onto the team?

Host Matt Stockman provides a practical three-scenario framework to help nonprofit leaders diagnose and address team underperformance. He explains how to distinguish between execution issues, lack of understanding, and strategic misalignment, using a real coaching case study about an accounting manager to illustrate the process. The episode emphasizes direct communication and proactive leadership to resolve performance problems and build a healthy team culture.

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A steady framework for handling underperformance without losing the mission.

This episode takes on a familiar nonprofit leadership problem: when someone cares about the mission but keeps missing deadlines, leaving details unfinished, and falling short on results, the real question is whether the issue is coaching, communication, or a poor hire.

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Need a clearer way to handle a team member who is falling behind?

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