Summer Meeting 2014 is just a few weeks away, and we only have a few spots left for Wednesday’s FREE crash course in the basics of effective management.

With support from Arcus Foundation, we’re bringing in our friends from The Management Center to share their Managing to Change the World training with Summer Meeting participants. Whether you’re managing an entire organization, supervising just one other employee, or hoping to be in a non-profit management role in the future, this training is for you.

Registration for this training is required, and the last day to sign-up is Monday, July 21. Make sure you don’t miss out on this great opportunity — reserve your spot now!

A few weeks ago, several members of our Federation team had a chance to attend the Management Center’s Managing to Change the World training. Although each of us has years of management experience under our belts, we still found it incredibly valuable.

Federation staffers Fran Hutchins and Roey Thorpe can’t say enough about the invaluable skills they learned in this fast-paced course.

“The Management Center training was the opposite of boring. No long lectures or read-along power points here — we would learn, discuss, and put what we learned into action right away. We learned how to hack our organization's culture to make everyone feel more productive and effective.”

"The trainer really understands social justice organizations, and it shows. What you learn applies equally to larger as well as smaller organizations, so it is beneficial to everyone. Even if you aren't a manager, the project management ideas are incredibly helpful. The advice is both super smart and very accessible, so you don't end up spending a bunch of time and bandwidth trying to save time and bandwidth."

Join us on Wednesday, July 30 — just before Summer Meeting officially starts that evening in beautiful Minneapolis. This training is free, but the last day to sign up is July 21st. Be sure to sign up now!

Check out the agenda below to see what you will learn at Managing to Change the World.

9:00 – 9:15   Welcome and Introductions

9:15 – 12:00  Managing the Work: “Delegation Cycle”

• Setting clear expectations
• Staying engaged in the process
• Effective check-ins
• Creating accountability and learning
• Adapting your approach to fit the context

12:00 – 12:30  Lunch

12:30 – 1:30  Managing Broad Responsibilities: Goals

• What is expected of me and what does success look like?
• Beyond tasks – using goals to empower staff and to drive performance, investment and ownership
• Setting SMART goals
• Setting goals on outcomes but also the process

1:30 – 1:40  Break

1:40 – 3:45  Developing Your People: Feedback

• Building skills and capacity by being a “hands-on” manager
• Modeling, stretch assignments, zone of proximal development
• Effective feedback for accountability and learning
• When it’s right to divest
• Tactics for retention

3:45 – 3:55  Break

3:55 – 5:15  Hiring: Getting Superstars on Your Team

• Why is hiring so important
• What to look for and where you find it
• How to know it when you see it

5:15 – 5:30  Your Job as a Manager (and tendencies that get in the way)

Commitments and next steps

We offered this training a few years back and heard from participants that it was just what they needed to be more effective in their roles. Come on out to Minneapolis a day early and join us so you won’t miss out. Be sure to sign up now before it’s too late!

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