It's Friday afternoon and the fires are burning at the office. Mary, your new Caseworker, tearfully resigns after only 10 months on the job. Ivan, recently promoted to Manager, Program Development is making unexplainable mistakes. Your new funder insists on...
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...
Why do I need a human resources strategy? Most organizations are facing significant challenges, which require additional skills and competencies to meet their business objectives. How many nonprofits are not faced with funding shortages, high turnover, absenteeism, grievances, skill gaps...
As human beings, we all have a certain amount of neophobia - the fear of something new. Changes can be frightening, confusing, as well as rewarding and valuable. Change can bring out the best and worst in people, depending on...
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...
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...
The information in this article is current as of February 7, 2002. My previous article on telecommuting focused on setting up and managing telecommuters and virtual teams. It was written from the perspective of managers, not the telecommuters themselves. This...
The information in this article is current as of May 9, 2001. Research on workplace communication suggests that people who work more than 10 metres away from each other hardly ever communicate. That’s why big organizations function more like dozens...
The law in Canada recognizes two basic approaches for somebody who has suffered damages to sue the person who caused the damages - contract law and tort law. In the case of contract law, two parties have come to an...
Working for charities and nonprofit organizations is rewarding and inspiring for many of us. However, in today's climate of change and uncertainty, helping work can also take its toll. Managers, staff, and volunteers in our field are always at risk...
