staffing
Bad Hires Are Expensive. Here's How to Do It Right.
Flicker photo: AsurrocaFor those of us who have to wear a Human Resources hat along with several others, hiring well is hard -- especially when you're hiring for technology positions and you don't have a tech background. Fortunately, Katrin found the amazing James and Cassie at CommonGood Careers. They wrote the IT staffing chapter in Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission, and they did a fabulous job.
One of the most interesting things I learned from James is that a bad hire is really expensive -- like two times the salary expensive. You want to make sure that you're doing it right the first time.
Luckily, James will be walking us through some of his secrets at the Online Nonprofit Technology Conference next month. If you just can't wait, here's an early listen of some of his wisdom:
Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission
I'm an Executive Director now, so I have a new-found (and acute) understanding of just how complex that role is.
At a small organization like NTEN, a leader has to be ready to do just about everything, from fundraising to janitorial services. I'd been at NTEN for five years before I took the ED job, so I was lucky enough to know what I was doing -- mostly. But there are giant swaths of the job description I've had to learn from scratch.
Fortunately, the technology part wasn't one of them, but I can relate to the nonprofit leaders out there facing crucial decisions about technology everyday, and who have little idea how all this stuff works.
That's why we're so excited about our book, Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission: A Strategic Guide for Nonprofit Leaders. The book was written by NTEN members for nonprofit leaders struggling to find technology sea-legs.
The book will come out in March 2009. You can pre-order your copy on Amazon or purchase a copy from us for only $30 with your NTC registration, starting next week. We'll drop it in the mail to you when it's released.
