{"id":7578,"date":"2020-07-24T22:12:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T22:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stellaris.co.nz\/?p=7578"},"modified":"2020-07-24T22:30:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T22:30:09","slug":"7578","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellaris.co.nz\/index.php\/2020\/07\/24\/7578\/","title":{"rendered":"The Passion Conundrum in Charities and NFPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".0.$SITE_ROOT.$desktop_siteRoot.$PAGES_CONTAINER.$centeredContent.$inlineContent.$SITE_PAGES.$ct8j_DESKTOP.$inlineContent.$i11irg6w_0.$inlineContent.0.$child.$0.$inlineContent.$1.$5.$0.$richTextContainer.2\"><span>Craig makes a good point. Passion can sometimes make the impossible happen but it can also blind the people involved to changes in the environment. One of the most important parts of a strategy session is the Environmental scan (there are a number of tools for this). Sometimes clients want to skip lightly over this to get to the exciting stuff but I insist on being rigorous in this respect. And this is true not only in the NFP sector but also in business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".0.$SITE_ROOT.$desktop_siteRoot.$PAGES_CONTAINER.$centeredContent.$inlineContent.$SITE_PAGES.$ct8j_DESKTOP.$inlineContent.$i11irg6w_0.$inlineContent.0.$child.$0.$inlineContent.$1.$5.$0.$richTextContainer.2\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".0.$SITE_ROOT.$desktop_siteRoot.$PAGES_CONTAINER.$centeredContent.$inlineContent.$SITE_PAGES.$ct8j_DESKTOP.$inlineContent.$i11irg6w_0.$inlineContent.0.$child.$0.$inlineContent.$1.$5.$0.$richTextContainer.2\"><span>Craig Fisher a Consultant at RSM NZ explains how p<\/span>assion is an essential requirement for success.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".0.$SITE_ROOT.$desktop_siteRoot.$PAGES_CONTAINER.$centeredContent.$inlineContent.$SITE_PAGES.$ct8j_DESKTOP.$inlineContent.$i11irg6w_0.$inlineContent.0.$child.$0.$inlineContent.$1.$5.$0.$richTextContainer.2\">But can there be too much passion? Is passion sometimes actually a handbrake on success?<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".0.$SITE_ROOT.$desktop_siteRoot.$PAGES_CONTAINER.$centeredContent.$inlineContent.$SITE_PAGES.$ct8j_DESKTOP.$inlineContent.$i11irg6w_0.$inlineContent.0.$child.$0.$inlineContent.$1.$5.$0.$richTextContainer.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/passion-conundrum-charities-nfps-craig-fisher\/?trackingId=xrgE%2F4Kr6UAdfcsS0z1mkA%3D%3D\"><span>Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;] Craig makes a good point. Passion can sometimes make the impossible happen but it can also blind the people involved to changes in the environment. 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