Managing Up and Down
Being a manager comes with numerous challenges. One of these challenges is managing your direct reports (managing down) while also meeting the needs of your supervisor…
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Professional Development
Professional development literature consistently states that coaching activities are crucial in ensuring staff skill acquisition and the effective implementation of approaches…
Rethinking Employee Retention: Focusing on What Matters
As a consultant and trainer, I am often asked about effective strategies for improving employee retention. There is…
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Workplace
With the increasing diversity in today’s workplace, employers must be prepared to deal with the multiplicity of issues it…
Intentional Professional Development: Part 2
Welcome back for Part 2 of Intentional Professional Development. During Part 1, I discussed the first three components involved in intentional…
Intentional Professional Development: Part 1
Let’s talk a little about Intentional Professional Development, which involves external and internal service trainings, work experience, formal…
Excellence in Supervision and Management: The Kadushin Model
Supervisors and managers play a vital role in the support and retention of staff, achievement of organizational…
Intentional Supervision in the Development of Professional Youth Workers
When I reflect back on my own 30-plus years spent in the field of youth…