Episode 4: Don't Be a Jerk! The Key to Retaining Great Staff
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In this episode, we spoke with the principal of Milestone Consulting, Darcie Acton; Director of Development and Partnerships at Food Banks Canada, Tania Little; and Senior Vice President of Philanthropy at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Susan Mullin. We talked about how to entice and keep great staff in the nonprofit sector, and, yes, the discussion was nothing short of incredible!
There were some great resources talked about by our panelist. Please look at the bottom of this post for links to these.
SOME OF WHAT YOU WILL HEAR US TALK ABOUT:
Organizational culture
Managing expectations
Honouring and valuing work
How to avoid burnout
Work-life balance
Recruiting and attracting the right talent
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Episode 4 Panelists
Darcie Acton
Regional Economic Development Officer, Slave Lake Region
Principal – Milestone Consulting, Widewater, Alberta
Tania Little
Director of Development and Partnerships
Food Banks Canada
Toronto, Ontario
Susan Mullin
Senior Vice President, Philanthropy
CAMH Foundation
Toronto, Ontario
Resources
By Invitation: Building the Civilized Workplace by Robert Sutton
Change Work: Valuing decent work in the not-for-profit sector