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So refreshing to have a book where all the research and theory of managing people has been distilled down for you and served up in a practical way that can help managers apply this best practice to real situations.
Robbo, HR Manager, Accreditation firm

In the book, regular reflections ask you to consider your own firm and how you might apply that theory. I found those reflections to be thought-provoking and, in many cases, revealing. I will definitely be a better manager having read this book. Highly recommended.
DanB, Manager, Big 4 consulting firm

Setting volunteer objectives

Written 22nd March 2025. 6 min read

Setting objectives has been researched in various disciplines. Objective setting is generally accepted as an effective tool for maintaining and improving performance. Here we discuss how objective setting is applied to volunteers in a CSO

Volunteer leadership: a never-ending machine

Written 22nd January 2025. 6 min read

Leaders cause followers to do stuff – stuff that they might not do but for leadership interventions. Leadership is a never-ending machine where the leader sets goals, selects leadership interventions, acts, monitors success & failure, and repeats: forever.

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To interview volunteers or not

Written 6th January 2025. 3 min read

Surely interviewing is normal? Effective? Surely you must enter the relationship having formed some view whether the volunteer will do well in the job? Why is there any doubt about the need for interviews? The answer is complicated. Here we explain.

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