named Sarah From. Sarah is a NYC based consultant whose mission is to "help social

change leaders and organizations become more productive, effective, and aligned through coaching, facilitation, organizational development and workspace organizing."

 

My work with Sarah has been extremely helpful. Like so many people, I find

myself helping to run a organization without any formal experience in non-profit

management. I went to rabbinical school where I studied a lot of Talmud but I learned

very little that is helpful to me in my various managerial and administrative roles as

one of the directors of a dynamic and growing organization. While I have been able to

develop a certain amount of organizational development skills on the job, I still found

myself struggling with a variety of challenges involving being a successful professional--things like time management, project planning and workspace organizing. I needed help integrating systems in my work life that would set me up for success in a world where the work never ends and the emails never stop coming in.

 

While I still have a lot of room for growth in all of these areas, my work with Sarah has

been tremendously helpful. To my surprise, she didn't offer me a lot of "you should

do this" and "you should do that." Rather, after helping lead me through a meaningful

goal setting process, she really helped me come up with systems that would work for

me. Here are just a few of the highlights that came of our work together that have really

changed how I work for the better.

 

• Morning Meeting With Myself: I now start each day, before I check email, with a

morning meeting with myself. During this meeting I review my day and my week

and set priorities.

• Week in Review: Each Friday, I set aside time to review my week. What did I

do? What notes need to be incorporated and made actionable? What does next

week look like?

• Email: Setting aside discreet time for email each day rather than always having

my email open.

 

If you are interested in learning more about Sarah and her work check out her website

at Do Your Best Work.