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Working on a team requires great communication—giving clear directions, aligning on expectations, and offering (and receiving) feedback that helps people grow. In this article, the author shares a simple framework for giving more and better feedback: CSAW (Connect, Share, Ask, Wrap up).
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Feedback — both positive and negative — is essential to helping managers enhance their best qualities and address their worst so they can excel at leading. One approach, called Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI), helps focus on how to deliver feedback in ways that minimize the fight-or-flight response instead of encouraging people to avoid negative feedback.
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Giving feedback can be challenging, especially when you have something critical to say. This article provides a feedback framework that can make both positive and constructive feedback more impactful and how to best empower a culture of feedback within your organization.
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Career Corner: Ask a Recruiter
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“Tell us about yourself” Interview Question
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In my interview preparation calls with clients, many spend countless hours preparing examples for technical questions and reflecting on past work and leadership experiences. Though their preparation is strategic, they are often neglecting to prepare and practice for one key question: “Tell us about yourself.”
You will likely be asked this question in any future interview, and your answer can set the tone for the conversation and allow you to orient the interviewer with how you want them to see you (and your capacity to take on and excel in a role and organization).
One of the drawbacks to not preparing for this question is that you might ramble, focus on experiences that are not particularly relevant to the target role, or you might forget key information you’d like to highlight. I typically see people answer the question in chronological order, sometimes beginning with childhood and then summarizing every role they’ve had since. For some people, this overview could span decades!
Here’s a framework for approaching answering this question instead:
- Here’s what I do and how I add value (i.e. I’m a senior program leader with extensive experience leading remote teams, college access programming, and adult learning in education nonprofits).
- Most recently, I’ve done XYZ (share a very brief summary about your current/most recent experience).
- Previously, I did XYZ (very briefly list some past roles).
- A throughline in my career has been XYZ (i.e. an ability to align strategy, resources, and people to achieve programmatic outcomes).
- I am particularly energized by XYZ (share the work that excites you the most, and tie it back into the role you are now interviewing for).
- Beyond my professional work, I also (reference community leadership, an online graduate program you’re completing, a board on which you serve, etc.).
Taking the time to prepare your answer will position you to answer with clarity and confidence, and to ensure your story aligns with the role you’re targeting.
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TEACH.org is the nation’s only nonprofit with a mission to rebrand the teaching profession as a top career choice and recruit the next generation of talented, diverse educators. They are looking for a senior leader to be their Chief of Staff. The Chief of Staff is an integral part of the Leadership Team. This person will manage work across the organization and partner with the Executive Director (Zachary Levine) and be integral to the senior leadership team’s functioning. The Chief of Staff will work closely with the Executive Director on cross-functional management, strategic planning & leadership, among other responsibilities.
The ideal candidate has 7+ years of relevant experience in cross-functional management, fundraising, and / or sales experience. Management consulting experience preferred, but not required.
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Since it began operating in 1997, the See Forever Foundation's mission has been to create learning communities in lower-income urban areas where all students, particularly those who have not succeeded in traditional schools, can succeed academically and socially. The Foundation operates the Maya Angelou Public Charter Schools in DC, as well as the Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings’ secure facility for committed youth in Laurel, MD. The See Forever Foundation (SFF) which operates the Maya Angelou Public Charter School network (MAS) is seeking a dedicated and experienced leader to manage daily administrative operations including but not limited to human resources, finance, procurement, information technology, facilities, government relations, vendor relationships, and compliance. This person will manage multiple budgets, high-level hiring processes, contracting, and contract negotiations, including the multi-million dollar contracts the organization maintains.
The ideal candidate has 10+ years of relevant experience in cross-functional leadership, especially a focus on finance. This person also has a proven track record of results in and working knowledge of public school, public school district, and/or charter management organization (CMO) operations. Experience in nonprofits is preferred.
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Phalen Leadership Academies is a school turnaround operator that works to transform underperforming schools into high-quality schools that children need and deserve. PLA is looking for an experienced contract and compliance manager with direct experience managing federal grants to be their Development Manager. This person will manage the full annual cycle of government grants, including planning, budgeting, applications, amendments and reports; develop high-caliber proposals that position the organization effectively for competitive grants; work across functional areas to allocate resources based on student needs; develop strategic resources that support organizational growth. This role is a remote role. That being said, the Development Manager must be located in the PST/MST/CST time zone.
The ideal candidate has 3+ years of relevant experience, including but not limited to:
- Proposal development, including grant and business proposals
- Grant budget development, preferably government grants in K-12 education
- Project management that involve navigating ambiguity, client relations and multiple moving variables
- Operational understanding of grant-writing basics
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TrulyHired is a quick, easy, and tailored job board that specializes in providing JobSeekers with educational equity roles at impact-driven education organizations. Here are a few of the amazing jobs we have available. Check them out and apply if you're interested!
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