C1C Year in Review – A Look Back at our 2020 Posts!
I think it’s safe to say 2020 was a year to remember! Although many of us might feel glad that the tumultuous year has come to an end, we can also recognize that we’ve learned a lot over the course of the year. At C1C, we had a busy year that taught us a lot about flexibility, helping to lift up our community, and based on the list below… lots of virtual work! Take a look back at our 2020 blog posts to see some of favorite topics from this year. Then, take a moment to join me in saying “2020 – you’re on mute.”
We hope this year’s posts help your organization start fresh into a new year and say goodbye to 2020!
January: C1C Year in Review – A Look Back at our 2019 Posts!
In our first post of 2020 we looked back on 2019. In 2019, we covered a wide range of topics from effective meetings to organizational restructure tips to Human Resources myths and many more.
February: Keeping the Love Strong: Four Reasons to Conduct Stay Interviews
Like any other relationship, the organization-employee relationship is one that needs to be invested in and actively maintained in order to be long lasting. Instead of waiting for an employee to leave, another method an organization may choose to use is a stay interview. Check out our post for four reasons why your organization may want to consider using stay interviews instead of, or in addition to, exit interviews.
March: Finding a Project Management Tool: A Practical Guide
If you have ever worked with us here at C1C, you know we take project management very seriously! There is a lot that goes into project management, and many teams, as they grow, eventually turn to a tool to take their planning and processes to the next level. Here, we wanted to share five steps for finding the best project management tool for your team.
April: Six Helpful Tips for Working from Home
Given the Covid-19 pandemic and the need for social distancing, many more people are being allowed or forced to work from home. This is obviously a huge adjustment for people that aren’t used to working remotely. In this blog, you’ll find six useful tips to help you be more efficient and productive while working at home.
May: Four Questions Leaders Should be Asking During COVID-19
Life in COVID-19 is information overload. Leaders might not feel like they know where to start when it comes to facing organizational uncertainty and leading their teams through instability. Navigating through important dialogues can be hard, so we’ve compiled some tips into four main questions to be sure to ask your team on a regular basis throughout this and other similar crises.
June: 10 Simple Steps to Plan Your Next Program Evaluation
Conducting a program evaluation can be a daunting process and many leaders are unsure of where to begin. Here at C1C, we have found that developing a comprehensive evaluation plan can be a great way to make the process more manageable, while also addressing roadblocks to success early. Here, we wanted to share ten simple steps to help you develop a comprehensive plan to guide your next evaluation.
July: Three Useful Features in Zoom for More Effective Virtual Meetings
Recent circumstances have led organizations to switch to using virtual methods to communicate with teammates and conduct meetings with clients. At C1C, we have used these unique features to help conduct Zoom meetings in an effective and engaging manner. We’ve outlined three of those features here, along with their purpose and some of their benefits.
August: COVID-19: A Free Tool to Help Your Nonprofit Develop an Organizational Response
Organizations have worked hard to respond to COVID-19 over the past few months to ensure the safety of their employees, clients, and customers during this difficult time. In this post, we provide an overview of the free Crisis Response Toolkit our organization built to help organizations, especially nonprofits, determine what they need to do to respond to COVID-19 throughout the rest of 2020 and beyond.
September: C1C’s Action-Oriented Approach to the Employee Survey
Many organizations launch surveys each year to understand and improve employee satisfaction and engagement. At C1C, we set our employee surveys up to be action-oriented from the start, making it easy for our clients to interpret data, know what to do next, and to have a plan for getting there. We’ve outlined four unique features of the C1C Employee Experience Survey and how they will lead to action and improvements in your organization.
October: Conducting Virtual Workshops: Five Tips for Facilitating in a Virtual World
We are now over six months into this new COVID-19 world and we’re adjusting to the socially distanced life online. While the technology is great, virtual meetings often come nowhere close to mimicking our real-life interactions. Here we provide five tips to conduct a more effective virtual workshop that will get you the information you need and allow attendees to have their voice heard.
November: Five Tips for Using Task Guides to Document Work Processes
As the year wraps up, many organizations and their employees are busy working on year-end processes and reporting. To avoid extra frustration and stress, we recommend creating task guides to document such critical work processes and tasks. Here we provide five tips for documenting your work processes via task guides.
December: Simple Activities to Keep Your Remote Team Connected
Since transitioning to fully remote work back in March, we at C1C have been taking a little bit of time out of our weekly team meetings to get to know each other better through a variety of short discussions and activities. The included list is just a sampling of some of the activities and discussions we’ve tried so far and ones your organization might want to try as we continue in a more remote world.
We hope this year’s posts help your organization start fresh into a new year and say goodbye to 2020! If you’d like additional support regarding any of the topics above (or anything workplace related), feel free to reach out!