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Staff Meetings: Lackluster To Brilliant Staff Meetings: Lackluster To Brilliant
On-Site Staff / Partnerships and Building Relationships / Program Design, Development, and Quality / Staff Leadership and Management

Staff Meetings: Lackluster To Brilliant

MELISSA CAHILL No Comments

When was the last time you left a staff meeting thinking, “Wow, that was a great staff meeting!” Are those crickets I hear? Believe it or not, just the other day I left the office thinking just that. How you ask? This is how… Staff participated. Staff dictated the pace of the meeting. Staff cared. Here are the things that make our staff meetings successful. Strategic & planned ahead: The staff meeting was planned with a goal that the team could accomplish – something small and at...Read More

Opinion

The Rise of the Showman Empire: A Seussian Recap of the 2016 Election

Steven R. Amick No Comments

A crazy thing happened November the eighth That boggled my senses and battered my faith In the goodness of people, the size of our brains, To vote for a con man who rants and complains That the reason your life isn’t all it should be Is because of some Syrian war refugee. Who knew that the best way to win an election Was wage a campaign filled with hate and rejection? His words were as racist as racism gets, There were times I could swear he contracted Tourette’s. When NASCAR decides...Read More

hosting a meeting hosting a meeting
Staff Leadership and Management

The Art of Hosting

Jane Sharp No Comments

At the 2014 American Evaluation Association (AEA) conference, I attended a dynamic session on “The Art of Hosting,” with Rita S Fierro of Fierro Consulting and Alissa Schwartz of Solid Fire Consulting. The concept was new to me, and after one workshop I’m certainly not an expert, but the idea of “hosting” meetings rather than “running” them is intriguing. Especially with current trends toward engagement and participatory evaluation. So what is the Art of...Read More