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The purpose of fair process is to create space for authentic, equitable, and inclusive engagement and build clarity about decisions, resulting in stronger relationships, engagement, outcomes, and implementation.
While much of the burnout and overwork we see in our sectors is beyond any individual person’s control, we do have control over how we manage our time and systems so that we can achieve great results, avoid unnecessary chaos, and minimize fatigue. This article covers personal practices that can help you and your team get your most important work done sustainably.
Whether you’re a staff member, project leader, or director, one of the most important skills you may need in the current terrain is the art of saying “no” (to some things) so you can make room for others. In other words: how to reprioritize.
A clear and defined approach will help you navigate both the routine and unexpected parts of management. Read about our conspire-and-align approach to management.
The purpose of fair process is to create space for authentic, equitable, and inclusive engagement and build clarity about decisions, resulting in stronger relationships, engagement, outcomes, and implementation.
Being transparent about how decisions will get made often gets better outcomes with more engaged participants. Here’s one potential decision-making framework to share within teams.
Engage your team in tough decision-making using this simple table.
Exit interviews with a departing employee can be a valuable source of information about what’s working well and what could be improved. Use our tips and template to get started.
While much of the burnout and overwork we see in our sectors is beyond any individual person’s control, we do have control over how we manage our time and systems so that we can achieve great results, avoid unnecessary chaos, and minimize fatigue. This article covers personal practices that can help you and your team get your most important work done sustainably.
The Daily List is a tool you can use to keep yourself organized on a day-to-day basis. It helps you separate “big rocks” (essential things that you need to complete to consider your day successful) from other action items.
The Weekly-Plus list is a complement to our Daily List to keep yourself organized beyond the day-to-day. It helps you keep track of backburner projects while prioritizing those that will make your month a success.
Whether you’re a staff member, project leader, or director, one of the most important skills you may need in the current terrain is the art of saying “no” (to some things) so you can make room for others. In other words: how to reprioritize.
In a crisis, a big part of every leader’s job is to provide a container for staff—that is, to make sense of what’s happening. Effective communication can promote the stability, continuity, and sense of purpose that helps people cope during tough times.
In a crisis, a big part of every leader’s job is to provide a container for staff and make sense of what’s happening. Use this worksheet to plan out 5 key components for communicating to your team during tough times.
Scenario planning now helps you prepare for the future so you can seize possibilities or develop contingency plans. Learn the basics of scenario planning, then get started with our easy-to-use tool.
Managing in a unionizing context is tricky and high-stakes, but you don’t need to figure it out on your own! Check out our four guiding principles to help you manage during a unionization process.
Preparing for a unionization process? Use this resource to prepare to announce staff unionization to managers at your organization
Use this resource to help prepare your managers for bargaining at the beginning of a unionization process.
Use this resource to help support your managers through bargaining a first contract.
When it comes to uncertainty, one step every staff member can take is to create a plan for who will take over key responsibilities if one or more of our team members is out. These tips can help you figure out the most important responsibilities that need to be covered, who could do them if the current owner is out, and what that person needs to do now to prepare. You can make huge progress in as little as 60 minutes.
Preparing for a unionization process? Use this sample project plan to get ready for the first two phases of unionization: recognition and preparing for bargaining.
When it comes to handling unknowns at work, one concrete step every team member can take is to create a backup plan for who will take over key responsibilities if one or more team members is out. Use our template to start.
During times of crisis, managers must lean on their emotional resilience muscles. This article shares resources and advice on how to stay emotionally grounded so you can lead effectively.
How you approach compensation tells current and potential employees who you are and what you value. Here are six anchors you can use as you develop a more equitable, transparent approach to salary and benefits.
Check out these examples of fair process, a decision-making approach that gives those most impacted by a decision the opportunity to help shape it.
Managing remotely for the first time can be daunting! These five tips can help you make the shift.
Here are five of the most important things a new manager should keep in mind.
Becoming a manager does require a shift in how you spend your time alongside more attention to delegation. As a manager you still execute plenty of tasks—just not the same ones you used to.
How do I manage my former peers? How do I manage when things are uncertain? Here are some of the most common questions we hear from newly promoted managers.
If you practice effective management well, differences in tenure, age, or expertise won’t matter as much as you think. Here are some things to keep in mind.
When it comes to sustainability at work, recovery is just as important as pushing through. Use this worksheet to identify practices in your sphere of control to help you recover and restore.
Whether you are managing through uncertainty and change, or anticipating strategic forks in the road, our 5-Box Scenario Planning Tool can help you gather the information you need, think through scenarios, and outline possible action plans.
In this article, we offer a new definition for effective management—one rooted in equity, sustainability, and results.
We believe that relationship-building is a core competency for effective management (equitable, sustainable, and results-driven). This guide is for managers looking to build (more) supportive and functional relationships with their staff.
Articulating and aligning on core values is one of the most important tasks of a leader. Here are five guiding principles.
As we enter a new phase of the pandemic, with vaccines more readily available and more states “reopening,” we are standing squarely at the gateway between one world and the next. As managers, it’s our job to lead our teams forward from crisis to reinvention, while balancing or even harnessing tensions. And it all starts with questions.
This sample survey is intended for leaders to adapt as needed to assess the needs, concerns, and circumstances of their staff as they consider reopening the office, in-person meetings, and travel.
Use this debrief template to come together after a collective bargaining process, capture lessons learned, establish a strong foundation for labor-management relations, and prepare for future negotiations.
Looking for more space to slow down and prioritize care amidst moments of crisis? Check out this sample auto response email that one of our clients kindly shared with us.
Check out these tips for managers and leaders to get their teams through election season (even if your work isn’t directly related to electoral work, politics, or organizing).
During times of upheaval and crisis, set up a rapid response team to help you make great decisions quickly.
Not sure what to say to your team in the days leading up to Election Day? One of our clients kindly shared an email she sent to all staff as a sample.
The days following Election Day can be filled with stress and uncertainty. This sample email includes ways you can show up for your team.
En este artículo, ofrecemos una nueva definición de gestión eficaz–centrada en la equidad, sostenibilidad, y los resultados.
Creemos que la creación de relaciones es una competencia fundamental para una gestión eficaz (equitativa, sostenible y orientada a los resultados). Esta guía está dirigida a los gerentes que desean establecer relaciones (más) de apoyo y funcionales con su personal.
Sometimes the best thing you can do during hard times is give your team some time off. This sample email turns a planned meeting/retreat into a mental health day.
Senior leaders can use this template to help roll out changes established by a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
This article shares guidance for managing through crises, including ways to ground yourself, support your team, and learn from your experiences. It is an updated version of “How to Manage When Things Are Not Okay (And Haven’t Been For Centuries).”
Preparing to roll-out changes from a new Collective Bargaining Agreement? Use this sample project plan to help get ready for implementation.
Gain the skills every leader needs for effective decision-making, from gathering input with equity in mind to communicating the process and outcomes.
Get everything you need to create project plans, assign the right people to the right roles, and hold effective meetings.