Empowering Work Practices

What's your pitch? Does the language used to describe your cause appeal to your intended audience?

http://philanthropy.com/blogs/prospecting/conservatives-and-liberals-respond-differently-to-fundraising-pitches-study-finds/33361?sid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en

Conservatives and Liberals Respond Differently to Fundraising Pitches, Study Finds - Prospecting - T Most donors probably think their political beliefs don’t influence how they respond to pleas of support from children’s charities, housing groups, or theater companies. But a new study suggests they do—and fundraisers would be wise to take note.

Connecting Listening and Decision-Making

http://empoweringworkpractices.com/2012/03/connecting-listening-and-decision-making/

Connecting Listening and Decision-Making How better listening can improve attitudes and decision making to make your organization more effective.

Two new posts on my blog this month! http://empoweringworkpractices.com/blog/

Check out: Connecting Listening and Decision-Making & How better decision making yields better results for GreatSchools.

Blog | EmpoweringWorkPractices EmpoweringWorkPractices solutions help social-sector organizations achieve their mission, maximize human resources and scale to deliver more value.

I read a short article called “Business Students Learn almost nothing about how to manage a high engagement organization,” by the HBR. I would add to the list of ways to improve student experience is that business schools need to teach students to trust and engage their future employees rather than make all decisions by themselves.

EWP is starting a new engagement with Women's Initiative for Self-Employment in San Francisco. Women’s Initiative is a well known and established non-profit dedicated to comprehensive business trainings for women that want to start their own businesses. Women’s Initiative is a fantastic organization and we are very proud to be working with them to improve the decision-making capabilities of their organization.

Want a description on building an empowered work place? Read “Road to Empowerment: Seven Questions Every Leader Should Consider,” by Quiin and Spreitzerhttp://webuser.bus.umich.edu/spreitze/7%20questions%20org%20dynam.pdf

http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/spreitze/7%20questions%20org%20dynam.pdf

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Fueling organizational growth through practices that generate candor, accountability, and results. | EmpoweringWorkPractices solutions help social-sector organizations achieve their mission, maximize human resources and scale to deliver more value.

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Today's event was a success! Thank you, Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. and all of the non-profit leaders that attended today's round table!

Please RSVP to this Wednesday's Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. not-for-profit roundtable discussion. CEO of Empowering Work Practices, Steve Scheier will speak on growing the Decision-Making skills of employees. http://empoweringworkpractices.com/2012/01/steve-scheier-speaks-ongrowing-the-decision-making-skills-of-your-employees/

Utilizing and Growing the Decision-Making Skills of Your Employees Come learn how to better utilize employees of all levels in your not-for-profit organization.