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What are some interview questions for candidates for the Executive Director position?

What are some interview questions for candidates for the Executive Director position?

We are seeing a lot of Executive Director positions open up as the Baby Boomers retire. Here are some potential questions for the interview, and a few tips as well. Interview Questions for candidates for Executive Director Tell us a

Paula McElwee February 9, 2019February 8, 2019 Board, Employment No Comments Read more

Tips for bringing a new CIL ED on board

I would probably customize a training plan based on what the new executive director already knows. If s/he has worked for a center in the past, s/he may not need history and philosophy but might need board and finance training.

Paula McElwee December 7, 2018November 26, 2018 Employment, Regulations No Comments Read more

Affirmative Action — a twist on Consumer Control

Embed from Getty Images You already know that your center is required to be consumer controlled. This means that a majority of staff AND management staff must be persons with disabilities, and that a majority of board members must be

Paula McElwee August 24, 2018August 1, 2018 Access, Consumer Control, Employment, Equality 4 Comments Read more

Are your paying your consumer as an employee or a contractor?

  The center has some odd jobs around the place — lawn mowing, cleaning, maybe web development or support of the Facebook page. Some centers pay consumers as peer support mentors. Is it okay to hire a consumer to do

Paula McElwee May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 Allowable Costs, Employment, Finances, Staff No Comments Read more

Clarify and agree — in writing!

Back in the 1980s, when I was a very young manager of a new Center in Kansas, the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s regional office brought in a speaker named John Conway to talk to centers and other RSA funded entities about

Paula McElwee September 8, 2017August 29, 2017 Board, Employment, Planning No Comments Read more

Tips for Boards — Evaluating the Executive Director

There are several elements to a good evaluation. Let me mention those first. I like to see evaluations which: Make sure that the evaluation is a good match for the job description. You may even want to go through job

Paula McElwee August 27, 2017 Board, Employment No Comments Read more

Are you collaborating with the Veterans’ Administration? You should be.

Centers that are close to Veterans’ organizations geographically have partnered with them in a number of ways. Often centers share in group meetings specific to veterans or to a specific disability experienced by veterans as part of their Peer Support

Paula McElwee September 2, 2016August 28, 2016 Employment, Veterans No Comments Read more

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