Summary: This week's show is about non-profit management. Specifically, my guests and I explore delegation and letting someone go. What are the elements of effective delegation? How do you balance handing over a project and making sure it stays on track? What should you do when you realize you've got a staffer who isn't a fit for the work she's been hired to do? My guests this week, Jerry Hauser of The Management Center (http://www.managementcenter.org), and Monique Ayotee-Holtzel of Teach for Americ (http://www.teachforamerica.org)a, describe a delegation cycle they use to assign and review work. They talk about their own experiences and mistakes in managing people and also, a progressive discipline process to address performance problems. Hauser is the CEO of The Management Center (http://www.managementcenter.org), based in Washington, D.C. It's mission is to instill the management practices that make it easier for nonprofit leaders to produce outstanding results. Ayotee-Holtzel is executive vice president of alumni affairs at Teach for America (http://www.teachforamerica.org)which is based in New York, NY. Its work is focused on growing the movement of leaders who work to ensure kids growing up in poverty get an excellent education. If you've ever worried about or been accused of being a micromanager, this show is for you!
