nonprofit jobsIt’s been a long, hard year, and you are ready for some down time during the holidays. But, before you go, take a little time for reflection about what kind of leader you have been this past year. This is a tongue in cheek list of Leadership Don’ts – ways leaders can produce employee disengagement and alienation [...]
“People don’t leave jobs, they leave bosses,” is a common saying. And now you are looking to make a new hire; do you ever wonder what kind of boss you are? In today’s blog, I’ll tell you about a tool you can use to better understand how you are perceived at work and what impact that [...]
An ongoing part of organizational life is the need to hire people. Whether in a growth mode and building a team, recovering from an unpleasant layoff cycle, or replacing people who departed, many hiring managers and recruiters dread the recruitment process. And, from hiring top leadership executives to fresh-faced entry-level employees, recruitment can be a time-consuming and stressful chore. The [...]
How much of your time is spent charging furiously through the day, fighting fires, reacting to a never-ending stream of requests, sitting through unproductive meetings or wading through an infinite to-do list? What can you do to get on top of things so you feel productive, but not swamped; engaged, but not overwhelmed? Here are [...]
Thirty thousand neuroscientists descended on Chicago this weekend, spreading across the city like a neural network, to connect, spark ideas and exchange information. One of them mentioned to me how morale in her department at a prestigious university hit an all-time low when the new head took over. What is his offense? His big problem is being [...]
To misquote Tolstoy, “Happy teams are all alike; every unhappy team is unhappy in its own way.” When you look at your own organization, what do you see? The way people work together contributes enormously to job performance, engagement and satisfaction. It affects the organization’s culture and the ability to produce outcomes that make a [...]
Perhaps you do not run a huge, sophisticated organization with department heads and divisions for every function. Or perhaps you do. Either way, you can probably do more to get the best from your people, aka human capital, and thus support your Employer Brand. Take some time to think through the essential components of the [...]
A key position in your organization needs to be filled, and you need to hire someone. What is the first thing you do? Panic? Where on earth will you find the right person with the right skills who is the right fit? Feel complacent? Maybe you figure there are so many people looking for work out [...]
Today’s economy has flooded the labor pool creating more of a labor ocean; there are more people available to work than there are available jobs. On a very basic level, this means recruiters are inundated with applicants all vying for a handful of opportunities. The already-difficult task of finding the “needle in a haystack” just [...]
There are a million ways to get in touch with all kinds of people these days – friends, colleagues, family members, future clients and potential candidates for a job opening. There is also a clear divide between old-school and new-school recruiters when it comes to reaching out and touching someone. Non-Profit recruiters must stay abreast candidates’ preferred method(s) [...]
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