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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
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Evolution of Spam
Where did those pesky, inbox-clogging spam e-mail messages go? According to an article titled “Long life spam” appearing in a series of three pieces on the topic in the November 18th edition of The Economist, “Spammers are moving onto social-networking sites...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Let’s Dance
During an episode of a dance-focused reality show airing last night one of the judges praised two dancers for their matched steps and beautifully coordinated routine. Despite the random pairing of competing amateur dancers for the on-air performance, the two...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Full Speed Ahead: Managing Technology Risk
Preventing Employee Misuse of Technology A nonprofit employer places a great deal of trust in its employees when providing equipment and an electronic connection to the outside world. The survival and viability of your nonprofit may depend on how, and...
Topics: Data Privacy, Tech Risk, Cybersecurity, HR Risk and Employment Practices