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The Executive Director of a major regional bar association knew something was off. Decision fatigue was setting in. Roles and responsibilities felt blurry. The organization had developed an ad hoc culture it had mistaken for flexibility. Staff were leaving, particularly early-career professionals, and no one had a clear explanation for why. So Joyedele Consulting did an Organizational Health Assessment, and the results were clear.

By Minal Bopaiah and Judy Oyedele When Saying "No" Means Saying Goodbye These threats and dangers continue to escalate globally under the new U.S. administration, and wise leaders are working on strategies for survival and resistance. However, one aspect of strategic planning that gets overlooked is the need to say “no” to things. If you or your team don’t know what you’re saying “no” to, what you’re going to stop doing in order to focus on what matters, then your plan is not

"We thought being involved in everything meant we were being good leaders, but we were actually creating confusion and slowing things down."