The Staff 360, an instrument of pain and enlightenment
About once a quarter, the VFA staff conducts what we call a “Staff 360,” a time dedicated for team members to give each other feedback in 8-minute one-on-one meetings. It’s like speed dating, but...
View ArticleWhy the annual performance review has no place in the nonprofit sector
Since Halloween almost here, and NWB has a scary nonprofit story contest running (due 10/19; scroll to the bottom of this post for details), I want to begin today’s post with a story that is truly...
View Article10 agreements for a happy and well-functioning team (aka, how to not suck as...
Hi everyone, as a dashing and debonair nonprofit blogger, I get lots of emails venting about coworkers, from those who leave dishes unwashed for days to those who are passive-aggressive (see “12 types...
View Article7 agreements for productive conversations during difficult times
Hi everyone. It’s been a really rough week for many of us due to the election results. For me, I also had an 8-month-old baby who was sick and who stayed up all night for three nights crying and...
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