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Choosing and Using Consultants; Meetings;
Motivating Staff; Staff Recruitment;
Working with Volunteers; Vision & Mission Statements
CHOOSING AND USING CONSULTANTS
Includes:
- Introduction.
- When You Need a Consultant.
- What a Consultant Can and Cannot Do for You.
- Finding a Consultant.
- Choosing the Consultant.
- Expectations.
- Hiring the Consultant.
- Managing the Consultancy.
- When Things Go Well.
- When Things Go Badly.
- Mentoring.
- Interim Management.
- Change Management.
- Fundraising.
- Governance.
- Conclusion.
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Author: John Baguley
Reviewed by: Frank Opray
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John Baguley and Frank Opray between them have numerous years experience as consultants and tell you:
- How to evaluate whether you need a consultant
- What the consultant can do for your organisation
- How to find a consultant
- How to engage a consultant
- How to manage the consultancy
- Other services the consultant may provide
This Guide can’t guarantee that the process will be perfect but it will give you the information you need to make the best decisions possible.
MEETINGS
Includes:
- Introduction.
- Why Hold Meetings.
- Elements of Successful Meetings.
- Types of Meetings.
- Steps for Holding Meetings.
- Chairing a Meeting.
- Attending a Meeting.
- Conclusion.
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Author: Jan Hatch
Reviewed by: Jinny Gender
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Jan Hatch, a consultant with vast experience spanning 3 continents, has written a Guide to conducting and attending meeting which EVERYONE needs to read. If you follow its advice you will ensure that meetings become a valuable part of your working life, not something to be dreaded or something which is useless and soul-destroying.
Meeting can be a hugely valuable way of moving forward. Whether they are required for statutory purposes or desirable as a way of sharing information or making decisions, this Guide will be indispensable in keeping your meetings from being time-wasters and turn them into productive, useful events.
MOTIVATING STAFF
Includes:
- Understanding Motivation.
- Strategies for Motivation.
- Participation.
- Reward Systems.
- Job Design.
- Providing Feedback.
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Author: Lorraine Romeril-Smith
Reviewed by: Debbie Holmes
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Motivating staff for improved performance and individual satisfaction is a crucial task for the manager. This Guide will ensure you understand the principles of motivation and the strategies to get it right.
STAFF RECRUITMENT
Includes:
- Planning for Staff Turnover.
- The Recruitment Process.
- Advertising a Vacancy.
- The Application Pack.
- Interviews.
- The Selection Decision.
- Evaluating the Recruitment Process.
- Legal Issues and Best Practice.
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Author: Caroline Hukins
Reviewed by: Judith Hare
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Hiring staff is a necessary part of the management of an organisation. This Guide will help ensure you obtain the best staff for the job and avoid costly mistakes.
Large organisations often rely on the Human Resources department for hiring and firing and small organisations often have an informal method of doing so.
This Guide goes through each of the steps necessary to help you make the best decisions and end up with the best staff for your needs – no matter what size you are or how involved you are in the process – this will tell you what you need to know to make the process work for you.
WORKING WITH VOLUNTEERS
Includes:
- The Role of Volunteers.
- Types of Volunteering.
- Setting up a Volunteer programme.
- Creating a policy.
- Recruitment.
- Training and Supervision.
- Valuing, Recognition and Rewarding.
- Measuring Impact and Evaluating Contribution.
- Checklists.
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Author: Cherry Bushell
Reviewed by: Jinny Gender
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Volunteers can be crucial to an organisation. This Guide shows all the steps necessary to ensure that both the organisation and volunteers find the relationship valuable and enjoyable.
Particularly valuable in this Guide is how to develop and implement a volunteer programme encompassing everything from evaluating what you want, recruiting good volunteers and evaluating how the programme is being implemented.
VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS
Includes:
- Introduction
- Defining Vision, Mission, Values and Plans
- The Value of a Vision Statement
- Consensus in Developin Vision
- Reviewing Your Organiation's Culture
- Planning to Create a Vision
- Engaging Your Organisation in the Process
- Linking Vision to Reality
- Plans to Achieve the Vision
- Communicating the Vision
- Maintaining the Passion
- Evaluating the Impact of the Vision Statement
- Conclusion
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Author: Helen Carter
Reviewed by: Katie Roebuck
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Helen Carter has vast experience with preparing Vision and Mission Statements. She takes you through the process of thinking about your organisation and articulating it into appropriate statements. She then discusses the uses of these Statements both within and outside the organisation
An indispensable QuickGuide.
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