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Managing Staff

Stress. Burnout. Staff Morale. Communication. Organizational Growth.

You've got a lot on your plate as a manager at an animal welfare organization, and we've got the tools and resources to help you tackle your toughest issues.

You've Got: Stress Management Toolkit

How to Recognize Stress and Burnout
Stress can be a good thing—but not if it's taking a toll on you or a staff member's well-being. Check our lists of common indicators of stress and burnout—and the coping behaviors that either decrease or compound stress.

How to Manage Your Own Stress
When you successfully manage your own stress, you can take better care of yourself AND your staff. We'll show you how to identify your stressors and create and implement a plan for deactivating them.

How To Prevent Staff Burnout
Burnout is not inevitable! Here's how to tackle that ugly beast.

You've Got: Better Communications and Morale

Improving Staff Morale
Giving frequent, healthy servings of quality feedback beats chocolate as a morale-booster. Here's how and why.

Better Communications
Use our sample survey as a tool to empower your staff and get those meaningful conversations going.

You've Got: Creating A Culture of Learning and Creativity

The Perfect (Brain) Storm
Done well, brainstorming with your staff is a great teambuilding activity--and can yield creative solutions to problems big and small.

Building a Learning Organization
Upbeat, challenging, empathic and collaborative--four words to describe an agency that follows the learning model. Here's how to get started.

Dog Training Skills--Not Just for Canines Anymore
The basic principles of humane dog training are not only applicable, but highly useful and effective in management.