To stay or leave: Job satisfaction and turnover

Should I stay or should I go? "People don't quit companies. They quit managers." While certainly not the exhaustive reason for turnover, presently this opinion is widely held by leadership authors and management consultants. Turnover is not about pure statistics;...

An orientation plan in three phases

Is your workplace orientation plan a whirlwind one-day affair of meet and greet, look at the manual, sign some forms, go for lunch, here's your desk, and away we go? Or, is it a focused week of pouring over manuals...

Team-building exercises

Team-building exercises are simply tools used to create solidarity in a group - to allow group members to know each other better, and to have a fun experience as a team. These exercises can be used in a variety of...

Strengthening nonprofit organizations from within

It is no secret that many nonprofit organizations struggle to stay afloat, using all available resources to fulfill their mandate, with the majority of funds usually going toward services and programs. These groups may feel it is neither feasible nor...