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I got rejected from a job based on a trial task, and now I’m spiraling

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. My current job at a nonprofit isn’t right for me, but things are decent enough that I can afford to take my time. I’m trying to stay within the nonprofit space but move out of my current type of work, which has been challenging.

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employee said awful things about a coworker who was on the phone, company’s leaders are all white men, and more

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Jane is not confrontational and is not likely to tell anyone in management about the incident, especially because Elvira and the HR manager are close friends outside of work. I am a manager, but not to any of the parties involved. Here we go… 1.

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How to Lead and Engage a Multigenerational Workforce

15Five

Workforce management vs. engagement Before diving in, let’s draw a clear line between “managing” your workforce and “engaging” them. Management is about making sure your workforce’s needs and wants are met to keep them productive. Matching compensation to what employees truly value. Crafting an inclusive culture.

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how much training and support should I expect in a job I wasn’t totally qualified for?

Alison Green

was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I am working for a nonprofit organization where I have been for the past five years. Also, what you’ve experienced in this job is very much par for the course in some nonprofits. Nonprofits are very familiar with “good enough,” because they have to be.

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What Will Make Boards More Diverse?

Association Now Leadership

Despite various efforts in the corporate and nonprofit sectors, people of color remain scarce in board leadership roles. That’s the argument of a pair of management scholars in a recent article in the MIT Sloan Management Review titled “ Meet the New Board—Same as the Old Board.”. Clark and Jill A.

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I manage someone who’s bored and grumpy, I saw an anti-union training on our CEO’s credit card bill, and more

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. I manage someone who’s bored and grumpy at work I work on a small team and manage one person, A. If A is unhappy with her job, the solution isn’t to make everyone engage in extra emotional labor to help her manage those feelings. Here we go… 1.

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my team has an all-male soccer betting pool, employer asks new hires to list all their prescriptions, and more

Alison Green

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. After some turnover at my last job in a mid-sized nonprofit, new employees were being asked to list the prescriptions they used on their new hire paperwork. I’ve been working in the nonprofit sector for the last ten years. Here we go… 1.