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Fundraiser Burnout? Try Automation to Boost Both Efficiency and Employee Morale

sgEngage

How Automation Can Help You Retain Fundraisers Automating business processes saves time and resources so your team can focus on support for your cause and the more challenging elements of the job, instead of the repetitive, monotonous tasks that sap energy and so much of a fundraiser’s time.

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A Freethinking Leader's Guide To The Real World

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. But we’ve been talking about it for a long time, and things don’t seem to have improved very much, if at all. We argue that this is because we’ve got the categories wrong.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. But we’ve been talking about it for a long time, and things don’t seem to have improved very much, if at all. We argue that this is because we’ve got the categories wrong.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. But we’ve been talking about it for a long time, and things don’t seem to have improved very much, if at all. We argue that this is because we’ve got the categories wrong.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. But we’ve been talking about it for a long time, and things don’t seem to have improved very much, if at all. We argue that this is because we’ve got the categories wrong.

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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. In comparison, 10 years ago, these managers spent “only” 60 to 65 per cent of their time engaged in those activities. . Make Solo Time A Part of Your Team Culture.

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Why Your Organization Needs Telecommuting – When the Commuter Train Shuts Down

Tech Soup

Despite the fact that many knowledge workers could efficiently and effectively do their work from home, most organizations default to a management and evaluation style designed for factory workers. What about the burden to have a home office, the benefits of face-to-face, the prestige of a nice office, and coffee chat time?