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Tip of the Week: You Deserve a Break (or Five)
Micro-breaks are your new not-so-secret weapon So busy you can’t stop? Then take it easy. And short. According to a recent article in Harvard Business Review, multiple micro-breaks—we’re talking from...
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Tip of the Week: Everyone’s a Winner (When You Learn to Play the Game)
Housing more animals will lead to an increase in number of lives saved? Housing more animals will lead to an increase in number of lives saved? Not quite. Understanding the...
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Tip of the Week: Putting the Pieces Together
Looking to help staff enhance their communications and leadership skills? Give this classic team building activity a try “Jigsaw puzzles are well-known for their brain-boosting abilities,” says Sandi Mercado, ED...
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It’s Not All Going to Sh*t
Dr. Emily Weiss poses an alternative to feeling overwhelmed and hopeless about the state of animal sheltering The other day I saw yet another article focusing on the crisis in...
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Tip of the Week: Framework for Workplace Well-Being
The U.S. Surgeon General recently released their five essential components to support workplaces as engines of well-being Right now there are more than 160 million people in the United States...
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Tip of the Week: Lost Pets Workbook
Working to increase your RTO rate? Grab this nifty resource from Petco Love Lost What percentage of your annual intakes come in as lost or stray? What factors contribute most...
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What’s In Your Budget?
Here’s what happened when the leadership team at Brother Wolf Animal Rescue got CE funding When Leah Craig Chumbley told several of the Brother Wolf Animal Rescue leadership team members...
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Tip of the Week: 2023-24 State of the Workplace Report
SHRM’s annual report delves into the major issues that organizations faced in 2023, from inflation to labor shortages We know you love your data, so get ready to dig into...
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Tip of the Week: Skills Over School
February 12, 2024, The Association
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A new study shows a growing hiring trend to eliminate a long-standing requirement. Where does your org stand? Required: Bachelor’s degree in related field… In the animal welfare sector, we’ve...
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Tip of the Week: Percentage Point
February 5, 2024, The Association
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Is the demographic makeup of your community reflected in your staff? In their recent webinar, Aligning DEI Programming with Strategy, Tom Hayashi, MS Ed, PhD, of The Center for Volunteer...
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Tip of the Week: Communicating with Busy People
Sent an important email and no one responded? Next time, use fewer words. In his 30-minute webinar on The Science of Corresponding with Busy People, Harvard Professor Todd Rogers shared...
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3 Resources for Working Toward a Culture of Belonging and Inclusion
PetSmart’s Rory Adams cited a wealth of resources to increase belonging and inclusivity in his recent webinar, Trans* Inclusive Workplaces. Here are three you can start digging into today. “No...
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