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NOTE: This article is written with an Ontario perspective and is reprinted with permission. View the original post on the Turner Consulting Group website. An alarming idea has recently been circulating in the Canadian human resources circles and beyond: when...
Sometimes yes and sometimes no! Just the other day, a colleague reached out in search of a management course for one of her managers who is struggling to create and maintain an encouraging environment for direct reports. I suggested that...
All we need to do is to find the right candidate. This is a common refrain we hear from nonprofit leaders seeking candidates for their management and advancement roles. However, they're only partly correct. Yes, finding the right person for...
While internships have had a lot of bad press in recent years (with even the nonprofit sector being accused of exploitative labour practices), internships done right can actually provide a win-win solution for both the intern and their nonprofit employer....
Emphatically, no! Onboarding is often confused with orientation and/or is assumed to be an interchangeable term. But the two functions are actually quite distinct - distinct in their intent, in the elements that are included and most notably, how each...
Do you work for a small to medium sized nonprofit where you have responsibility for hiring staff? Do you find yourself struggling at the end of the day to complete the best hiring process while simultaneously trying to juggle all...
“Ah, you studied psychology.” “Yes.” Nervous twitch. Sudden refusal to make eye contact, like they realized I have X-ray vision or can read the darkest secrets of their soul. The squirming is a definite perk of the degree. But what...
When I say "dynamic nonprofit leader", I bet your mind instantly goes to someone in particular. Someone who has a certain charisma, who gets the job done, is a force to be reckoned with and usually is an inspiration to...
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this – from students, experienced professionals, non-management staff and, perhaps more troubling, senior management/leadership employees. We've increasingly seen a number of employee/employer, social media related matters featured as leading stories on...