Cultivate Your Staff In These Dog Days Of Summer
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Emily Hane ?is the Director of Learning at Nonprofit Connect. In this role, she partners with national and community experts to provide training, leads roundtables, and is always happy to connect you to the on-demand resources you need to do your nonprofit job well.
Earlier this summer, a friend gave me several of her raspberry bushes. They were big, lush, and thriving. After a few weeks, it was clear they had taken root. The transplant was a successful onboarding, of sorts, and the bushes started to fruit almost immediately. Fast forward two hot, neglectful months later, and I now have dried out sticks where vibrant shrubs once were. Because they were doing so well, I ceased to nurture my garden rockstars.
Too often, I’ve seen the same thing happen in nonprofits. The reliable staff who are thriving don’t get watered. Overtime, they leave for better environments or wither up. One of the best things a manager can do is develop and nurture your staff. Even though onboarding is over, your team deserves to have continual care.
Here are a few recommendations:
In these dog days of summer, I ask how are you cultivating your team?
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Best,
Emily
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2 年Emily is a rockstar!
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2 年Great advice Emily. Those who take you up on your advice will be "berry" happy!
"Nonprofit is a tax status, not a business model."
2 年The last recommendation to encourage access to the eLearning Center is so underrated. There are so many templates, recorded webinars, and instructions on common and not-so-common aspects to nonprofit operations and leadership. Thanks Emily Hane for the apt reminders!