Forgive me for asking, but how big is your shoehorn?
If you work for a voluntary organisation, do you recognise these? At a monthly management meeting you walk out with three more essential projects to do that weren’t in your original plans. At budgeting time you have a reduced budget but still have all the objectives in the plan to deliver (plus those new ones from point 1). You end up cutting 3% off each. A senior manager / Trustee / Major donor has a “pet project” or reporting requirement that you must deliver NOW, come what