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Is your organization creating bad leaders?

Fast Company Tech

Organizations are not mere collections of departments, roles, technologies and processes. Ambiguity as the Enemy of Accountability Ambiguity in roles, decision-making authority, or performance expectations is another byproduct of poor design. Map out how each division, team, and role contributes to achieving these goals.

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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Most CEOs are lucky enough to have a mentor or two in their past. The rise of diversity, equity, and inclusion as a priority, coupled with the imperative to utilize talent more effectively, signals the need for a more deliberate approach to mentoring. Be Intentional What can we do to facilitate more deliberate mentoring relationships?

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

These include the Foster Grandparent program , which connects older adult mentors to children, and the Senior Companion program , which connects volunteers to older adults seeking some help to continue living independently in their own homes. that he wrote about it in his 1835 book Democracy in America. More recently, former U.S.

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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While you may not have a Warren Buffett in the group, hopefully, there are some above-average number crunchers. When directors understand their role in stewarding and growing resources, keeping track of that progress becomes a lot more interesting. The treasurer and the finance committee also have important roles to play.

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6 Tips for Successful AMS Onboarding for New Staff

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When welcoming a new staff member into your organization, the onboarding process plays a pivotal role in shaping their future at your association. Assign a Mentor or Buddy Assign an experienced staff member as a mentor or buddy to the newcomer. Become the association you were meant to be through MatrixMaxx!

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A Nonprofit Partnership: How One Board Member Connected Two Organizations and Boosted Both

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In that role, Natasha discovered that an organization that goes beyond the money and provides comprehensive support to its members was work that really made an impact. Mary’s Pence funds women-led organizations and groups working for social change in the U.S., Central America, and Mexico.

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MentorcliQ raises over $80 million to grow its employee mentoring software and services

TechCrunch

For years, Phil George was the executive sponsor of a mentoring program at McMaster-Carr, an industrial hardware supplier, where he spent weeks trying to match program participants with only scant information about them to go on. Employees often requested resources while mentors asked for training, and mentees wanted more guidance on goals.