Today's work environment is one of change and strategic thinking. Peter Senge has captured the new requirements that face organizations in his book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning Organization (1990). According to Senge, learning organizations...
"Most people don't say 'When I grow up I'm going to be the CEO of the local United Way' or 'I'm going to be the program director of Women's Services at the YWCA' or 'What is the career path for...
I am a board member of a local charity with seven staff members. I have no idea what the Executive Director earns or how it is determined. The Chair says only the Executive Committee needs to know, and they are...
If you look around your organization, chances are that the majority of your coworkers are women. In fact, the Canadian Policy Research Network tells us that 74.3% of nonprofit employees are female (compared to 47.5% of the total workforce in...
"I work for a large nonprofit organization where I am a health and safety committee member. There are many safety hazards in my workplace that I have brought to the attention of management and they continue to disregard the situation....
I work in a small organization (12 staff), and we have one individual who is causing a lot of problems. She can be quite moody and even nasty at times. She can be disruptive at our staff meetings, depending on...
I see other staff at my nonprofit who take supplies home or make personal use of our equipment. Is this acceptable? As usual, it depends. It depends on whether: The use is minor and reasonable, such as jotting down a...
Introduction Many people spend a considerable portion of their business day in meetings. This article is written to provide you with a few ideas to help you run your meetings more effectively. The benefits of meetings Meetings can have several...
Many of you may already have heard about "competency-based" hiring and are using this approach within your own organization. If you've been wondering what competency-based hiring is or how it works this article is written to help answer some of...
I was recently promoted to a management position at my organization, after six years. I now have to interview candidates to fill my old position, and who will report to me. The online ad has resulted in more than 75...
