While this non-profit is bogged down with indecision, it is clear that the leadership team has made one key decision: this is how they prefer to operate. The organization has done so for the past 30 years, and most likely this is how it is going to operate for the next 30 years. If the board is satisfied with the director and the organization’s ability to fulfill its mission, there is not going to be much impetus for change.
In an organization with this type of culture, employees typically adjust to the last-minute nature of things, or they cannot make such an adjustment, so they leave.
If you truly work for a wonderful director, you should meet with him to express your concerns. When doing so, be sure to add some suggestions to expedite the decision making that affects your work. Importantly, let the director see how he and this non-profit can profit by the changes you are proposing.
Since you are new, you should let a little more time pass. During this period, the director’s decisions are going to help you make your next decision, whatever it may be.
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