Quality hiring is essential to client and agency success. It is normal to want to hire staff the team can get along with. I believe it is critical that team members share the same organizational beliefs and values but a strong team consists of team members who challenge and complement each other. A team of […]
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Recently I came across (and posted on social media) a Business Insider article ‘12 traits all great bosses have’. One of the things I pride myself on is being an effective supervisor. I don’t use the word boss because I’m not the boss of anyone – I supervise the work that my staff undertakes. I
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When I tell people that I have a Master’s degree in Social Work they usually think I work in child welfare or provide clinical services. I think it’s safe to say that every social worker I’ve seen on television or in movies has been a child welfare worker removing children from an unsafe home. I
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According to the National Association of Social Workers, “Social workers help people increase their capacities for problem solving and coping, and they help them obtain needed resources, facilitate interactions between individuals and between people and their environments, make organizations responsible to people, and influence social policies.” I couldn’t agree more. In a matter of
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I love social work. March is National Social Work Month and I get to celebrate all month long. Let me begin with a basic breakdown of the profession and my career path. The social work field can be divided into three areas: micro, mezzo, and macro. Micro (social work) is the most well-known area and includes
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I am a strong proponent of education. I believe that education begins at home and that the world is our classroom. When asked if a college education is “worth it” I say yes it is. I believe that college is still a valuable investment that that requires systemic improvement. Should parents or professors teach
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There are job duties and business endeavors that I know I will never accept. I have served as an Assistant Director and a Director of Programs but I am 100% sure that I will never become an Executive Director. I won’t accept the position because I am unable to take on the responsibility but because
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One strategy regularly recommended for people seeking a promotion is to take on stretch assignments. Stretch assignments are tasks, projects, or assignments that are (1) outside of your regular job duties; and/or (2) outside of your current knowledge or skill set. These assignments stretch you into new professional territory. Stretch assignments are a great
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One of the most important things to remember when you want to get promoted on your job is that we are all in the people business. (Actually you need to keep this at the forefront of your mind everyday) Whether you are working in a car dealership, retail store, classroom, restaurant, manufacturing plant, or hospital
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Two of my new favorite television shows are ‘You Live In What’ where visionaries turn diverse nonresidential buildings into amazing abodes and ‘Tiny House Nation’ where families abandon regular residences for homes that are less than 500 square feet. The homeowners have ditched conventional living to reside in the homes of their dreams and live a
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