Volunteer management, volunteer recognition and volunteer recruitment ideas

Hi Everyone,

Here is a quick idea for you on…

VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT AND DEALING WITH PEOPLE

You can read last week’s idea on defining behaviour on the previous blog post. This volunteering week’s tip is a critical skill in dealing with people in general, so here it is…

LEARN TO LISTEN WITH YOUR EYES NOT JUST WITH YOUR EARS

By this I mean, practice listening to others – whether volunteers, clients, staff, managers, etc not just with your ears but also with your eyes.

Your ears can listen for the words. But it is your eyes that will see the non-verbal language of others. It is this non-verbal body language which tells you more about another person than any words they use.

NO I AM NOT UPSET AT ALL

In volunteer management, have you ever had a volunteer tell you ‘no I am not upset’ and yet their body language was telling you the opposite? That is the power of listening with your eyes. The more you practice this, the better you become in your communication as a leader and in volunteer management.

ONE VOLUNTEERING QUOTE FOR YOU

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us – Ralph Waldo Emerson

In the book Beyond Just Words: 501 Quotes for Those Who Serve.

Cheers

JUDY

Dr Judy Esmond

P.S. THE POWERFULLY PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE WORKSHOPS

Ready for more strategies on Dealing with People? Then if you are based in WA, our upcoming Powerfully Productive People Workshops are full of great ideas. You’ll discover so many practical strategies on… How to Deal with Difficult People Behaving Badly and How to Build Terrific Teams.