Volunteer management, volunteer recruitment, volunteer retention
Hi Everyone,
Here is another tip for you on dealing with difficult people and building brilliant teams.
THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN DEALING WITH PEOPLE OVERALL
I have talked about this before but just have to repeat it again. Here is the biggest mistake people make in working in teams and working with others such as staff, colleagues and volunteers.
It is not truly understanding and ignoring the real POWER OF TRUE RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION.
MANY PEOPLE SAY THIS TO ME AT WORKSHOPS
Having conducted workshops on human behaviour with thousands of participants – I always talk about the appreciation of others. However, there are always some participants who say to me, “Our volunteers do not want to be thanked. The work they do is appreciation enough”.
LET’S BE VERY, VERY CLEAR
Let’s get very clear on this. This is the most dangerous mistake you can make. Even when someone says that they do not want to be thanked – do not be fooled.
Every human being wants to be valued and appreciated. Every manager, every employee, every work colleague and every volunteer. The skill is in customizing the form of appreciation to fit the person. So find ways to appreciate, appreciate, appreciate.
25 MORE APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION STRATEGIES
Want to learn 25 more powerful recognition and appreciation strategies in dealing with other people in any workplace setting? Then bring the whole team along and join us at the upcoming PEOPLE POWER WORKSHOPS in June. All the details are at the link below…
http://www.teamconsultants.info/peopleandteams2011.html
Cheers
JUDY
Dr Judy Esmond
P.S. VOLUNTEER QUOTE MAGNETS AS RECOGNITION GIFTS
We have in more stock of magnets with 25 NEW quotes that were not available before. If you haven’t used these quote magnets as a wonderful small recognition gift for your volunteers then do try them. If you have used them before but want all NEW quotes then they are available now. I’m constantly getting feedback about how much volunteers love the magnets.
http://www.morevolunteers.com/productquotemagnets.htm
When you order, the magnets they will be posted to you in OZ within 24 hours and usually arrive in 3 to 5 days. You can then pay the invoice after they’ve arrived and have them for your volunteers. What a great volunteer recognition idea.
