kudos, celebration, and creativity
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Sometimes we don't take the time to stop and consider our success. This session will talk about why celebrating is important to personal, professional and organizational growth. When we receive a gift, meet a goal, pass a milestone, we need to take time to recognize the event. These create moments that we need to remember; they will carry us through good times and bad. In addition, sharing celebrations and giving kudos shows staff and volunteers you care about them and their accomplishments; they are more than a cog in a wheel, but an important part of the organizations success. Engaging staff in creativity exercises helps everyone think outside the box and find solutions to challenges including how to create and receive thanks and celebrations! At the conclusion of this webcast, participants will understand how to: Effectively recognize staff and volunteer accomplishment; Create appropriate celebrations: timing, written, oral, events; Set goals and recognize achievement; Use creativity to engage staff in solving challenges and determining how they want to recognized and for what.TRANSCRIPT
Barbara Talisman
www.3talisman.com
www.talismantol.wordpress.com
312.733.7520
Barbara Talisman
Talisman Associates, Inc . is a full service consulting firm working with nonprofit
organizations.
Barbara has been in the development field since 1983. She has experience in:
• Corporate partnership
• Special events
• Board/membership development
• Grant writing
• Major gift solicitation
• Volunteer/staff development and training
• Executive coaching
• Interim staffing and search
Barbara is a highly rated speaker and has facilitated workshops in North America,
Europe the United Kingdom and Australia. She has published numerous articles
and writes weekly for her blog Talisman Thinking Out Loud.
Barbara holds a Bachelor’s degree from Case Western Reserve University. She has
continued her education through workshops and classes at BoardSource, The
Institute for Charitable Giving, Vanderbilt University, Association of Fundraising
Professionals (AFP) regional and international conferences and Indiana University
School of Philanthropy. Barbara is an AFP Master Trainer.
1. Why celebrate?
2. What to celebrate?
3. How to celebrate
4. Goal setting
5. Creative opportunities
6. Innovation - Celebration
Questions along the way….
Morale
Take Time
Recognize achievements
Learning organization
Ask staff!!
Select carefully
Must be meaningful
Comprehensive
Consistency
Failure/Learning organization
Diverse
Q&A
Ask staff!!
What to measure
Department goals
Personal goals
Organization goals
Long term
Short term
Agreement
Keeping track
Ask staff!!!
Parties/Meetings
Paid time off
Voice Mail
Letter
Board recognition
Promotions
Diversity
Q&A
Ask staff!!
Meetings/discussion leaders
6 Thinking Hats – DeBono
Think backward
Group differently
Collaborate
Team building
Another person’s shoes
No bad ideas
Implementation
Best ideas
Make it work
Testing
Trying
Learning organization
Thank you!
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