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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Making My List and Checking It Twice
Humorist Robert Benchley wrote that, “There are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people, and those who don’t.” I’m in the first category. Although I’m intuitively aware of the dangers...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Two Ears, One Mouth
Last week’s eNews on “Soft Power and Quiet Persistence” drew a small army of introverts out of the shadows of our large and growing list of subscribers. Thanks so much for your feedback and examples of “soft power” in the...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
Trying My Patience
“Patience is quiet hope and trust that things will turn out right. You wait without complaining. You are tolerant and accepting of difficulties and mistakes. You picture the end in the beginning and persevere to meet your goals. Patience is...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Try a Little… Kindness
Last week I wrote about the connection between managing risk and a happy workforce. Yesterday I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Christine Carter speak about “Raising Happiness at Camp” at the opening keynote session at the American Camp Association annual conference...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Lessons from the Laugh Track
Fans of television comedy are familiar with the concept of a laugh track—a soundtrack that consists of the chuckles of a live audience or sounds that have been created in the sound lab to resemble an audience having a heck...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Truth Be Told
Truthfulness is an important value in the nonprofit sector. We see ourselves as people with integrity and we encourage and expect that our staff, volunteers, clients and other stakeholders will be truth-tellers. We recognize the critical need for truthfulness when...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
The Essence of Youth Protection: Rules, Reporting and Consequences
Organizations are obsessed with ferreting out sexual predators and preventing them access to young people. Unfortunately, in their zeal to do this, organizations focus too much on the sexual predator, and not enough on the safety of the children they...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Effective Training is Key to Managing the Risks of Staff Turnover
Turnover is a recurring challenge for nonprofit organizations. Paid and volunteer staff may move on to new challenges or better paying positions. From time to time, a nonprofit may need to terminate the employment of a poor performer or lay...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Trust Me
In “Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action,” Simon Sinek writes that “trusting relationships are invaluable for us to feel safe.” Entity leadership teams who want to fully embrace risk management should begin by getting on...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Lessons Learned: Sharing Staff Screening Setbacks
A few years ago I had an opportunity to expand my role by co-managing the hiring process for two openings on the NRMC team. Looking back on it, I was pretty darn lucky to experience such ideal results from my...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices