This week’s episode is about a conversation we had earlier this week with a woman in Duluth, Minnesota. Their work in helping teach others about best practices and new theories in their world has changed the national accreditation standards for hundreds, maybe thousands, of facilities across the US. We talk about what this could do […]
This week’s episode includes two topics. First, a brief plea not to hire a marketing director. I say that as someone who has worked both sides of that. Second, a survey of donors and volunteers yields interesting insight into what they’re looking for. For instance, do you treat your volunteer opportunities like job openings, with […]
This week’s episode is about boards. Specifically experiences and stories from the other side of the table as a consultant speaking to a board. Also, how anyone can tell what kind of a relationship a board has with its director, staff, or organization based on their website. We also briefly talk about what you should […]
This week’s episode is about hiring, training, and managing people. Can you find people with the lowest skill possible to do the work that needs done? Is it fair to pay people $30,000 after they have 5 years of experience and a Master’s degree? What can you do to spend one of two variables now […]
This week’s show is about leadership. A nefariously nebulous topic that sounds like self-help junk, but I’ve been thinking a lot about it lately. How do you motivate individual people? How do you motivate volunteers? How do you get people to deliver just that extra little bit? To get people to work hard? The truth […]