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December 30, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Networking Know-How
Nonprofit leaders often wear multiple hats and many of us begin our workday with an impossible to-do list and a packed schedule. Once you have a clear schedule and routine, there may be little time left for workplace activities that...
Topics: General
December 30, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Can’t Buy Me Joy (at Work) – Build Trust for Engagement
Across the nonprofit sector, work teams are gathering for holiday-themed celebrations and modest gift-exchanges, wrapping year-end fundraising appeals and saying a fond farewell to departing board members. And in many workplaces, nonprofit executives, managers and supervisors are taking extra time...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
December 29, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
HEATWAVE: Heat Dome Survival Tips
“Has high blood pressure got a hold on me, or is this the way love’s supposed to be? It’s like a heat wave burning in my heart…” – (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave, Martha & the Vandellas Since the Heat...
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 29, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Termination Trepidation: Disciplining & Terminating Volunteers
Have you ever stayed in a failing relationship even when you knew it wasn’t working out? Or worse–even when you knew it was bad for you? Pulling the plug on bad relationships is a critical skill in both the personal...
Topics: Volunteer Risk Management
December 29, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Road Warrior Risk Reminders
“And when it’s time for leavin’, I hope you’ll understand… that I was born a ramblin’ man.” – “Ramblin’ Man,” Allman Brothers Band Summertime is filled with vacations, excursions and road trips of varying lengths. Some of us venture out...
December 29, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Super Size It: Don’t Skimp on Supporting Your New Hire
On her third full day in a new city, my daughter began her hunt for a part-time job. After surviving a stressful group interview, she was thrilled when she was offered a position at her favorite retail outlet. But after...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 29, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Managing Remote Worker Risk
You've either heard the gossip about remote workers, been the subject of comments about your engagement as a remote worker, or perhaps you're a dreamer, longing to replace an expensive, lengthy commute with a short walk to your home office....
Topics: Data Privacy, Tech Risk, Cybersecurity, HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 29, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
You’ve Got a Friend in Me
“When the road looks rough ahead, and you’re miles and miles from your nice warm bed… you just remember what your old pal said, ‘Boy, you’ve got a friend in me.'” – You’ve Got a Friend In Me, by Randy...
Topics: General
December 29, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
5 Questions to Re-Focus Your Risk Function
A colleague recently sent me a copy of "The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization," a book organized around a short list of simple but provocative and powerful questions. In a series of essays authored...
Topics: General
December 29, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
A Spoonful of Skepticism Helps the Medicine Go Down
Have you ever attended a board meeting where one of the members seemed to have everything figured out? Or have you ever worked (or lived with!) a 'know-it-all?" One of my favorite expressions relevant to the world of nonprofit governance...
Topics: Organizational Culture