Volunteer Performance Evaluations
They can be tedious to do, and nerve-wracking to sit through, but conducting performance evaluations with your team members is so important for a number of reasons: Performance evaluations give you the opportunity to sit down with volunteers and discuss their strengths and weaknesses, and figure out a plan to help struggling volunteers improve their […]
Running Effective Meetings
There are good meetings and there are bad meetings. Bad meetings drone on forever, you never seem to get to the point, and you leave wondering why you were even present. Effective ones leave you energized and feeling that you’ve really accomplished something. SOS meetings should be based on the friendly/welcoming atmosphere with maximum efficiency […]
Confronting Conflict Productively by Ian Jacobsen, CMC
Conflict in the workplace is inevitable! Whenever two or more people work together there are bound to be different values, goals and motives, as well as misunderstandings, hurt feelings and unmet expectations. This may sound depressing, but accepting this reality, and acting to resolve conflicts quickly, is critical for keeping your team focused. Conflict is […]