Now we are here, and the reality has not at all lived up to its billing. We are in the third day of a nor’easter that has brought high winds and driving rain.
Twitter updates from the past week
#nonprofit #jobs Director of Education Policy Math for America New York, NY http://bit.ly/9snQIB #nyc # #nonprofit #job sDirector of Education Policy Math for America New York, NY http://bit.ly/9snQIB #nyc # Assistant Vice President, Finance and Administration,...
Should You Approach Life and Career As Would an Artist/Entrepreneur?
I am reading the novel Parrot and Olivier in America, by Peter Carey. It is based on the travels of a young French nobleman, Alexis de Tocqueville, who visited the United States in the early 1800s and wrote about the young country.
When Should My Nonprofit Organization Use A Retained Search?
Organizations large and small benefit from the use of retained executive searches. Each nonprofit, and even each department within a nonprofit, has a unique set of leadership needs, and retained search is one way to plan an organization's future. For the use of a...
Would Your Career Be Different If You Knew How To Conduct Productive Conversations?
In preparation for an upcoming workshop I am conducting with a Board of Directors, I have been rereading the excellent book Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen. The need for this workshop arose during the last Board Meeting I facilitated when it became clear that the work of the Board, and consequently of the organization, was hampered by poor communication.
Recruiters – Friends or Foes to Nonprofit Candidates?
As a recruiter for the nonprofit sector, I often find that candidates see my role as one of a sentinel hired to prevent them from gaining even just a glimpse at a dream job opportunity. But, it doesn’t have to be that way! By understanding the roles and relationships of all participants in the job search process, everyone can benefit. In my next post, I’ll address how clients can best work with a recruiter. Today’s focus is on the relationship between the recruiter and the candidate.
Twitter updates from the past week
Health Director of Operations RAND Corporation Santa Monica, California http://bit.ly/cXkarj #nonprofit #jobs # #nonprofit #jobs President & CEO YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA http://bit.ly/cw0GR4 #executive # Rebuilding Humpty Dumpty – The Five...
Rebuilding Humpty Dumpty – The Five P’s that can help Fragmented Organizations Feel Whole again
People often adopt a myopic attitude at work. They focus on what they, themselves, need to do, lock themselves into their own universe and are often blissfully unaware of the impact they have on other team members or stakeholders. Communications are scattered via...