This section contains stories, tools and resources to support the development of managers.
CARE believes that developing our people is essential to success in facilitating lasting change in the world. Guided by this philosophy and CARE values, all CARE managers are expected to foster a supportive work environment in the global as well as local context.
CARE Managers:
- Foster the growth and development of others, build relationships, communicate effectively and strengthen processes to achieve results.
- Hold themselves and others accountable and promote a culture of accountability throughout the organization.
- Create an environment that honors and incorporates the diverse talents and perspectives of their staff.
- Examine the impact of their own behavior and attitudes on others and challenging themselves to grow and change.
- Promote learning, encourage reflection, and reward innovation.
- Decision Mapping Tool - (.pdf - 203 KB) -
This tool was created for the purpose of helping CARE clarify its decision-making processes, on the assumption that such clarity improves both employee morale and quality of output.
- Time to Reinvent the Manager - The work
place is changing at an ever increasing pace.
How people is managed is not keeping up. It
is time to reinvent the manager! English
(.pdf 437kb) | French
255kb .
- People Management at CARE - Workshop Facilitator Guides -
This workshop is an introductory program that builds on the accompanying distance-learning module, "People Management at CARE." The purpose of the workshop is to illustrate management practices around five key areas and to heighten manager's self-awareness about the behaviors they might want to develop further.
English - (.pdf - 1,305 KB) | French - (.pdf - 2,064 KB) | Portuguese - (.pdf - 3,011 KB) | Spanish - (.pdf - 1,710 KB)
- CARE Workshop Participant Books for Managing for Results
Managing for Results is a 2-day course developed by CARE where participants apply situational leadership theory to management practices, gain heightened self-awareness of how they are perceived by others, and create a developmental action plan to strengthen their management effectiveness.
English - (.pdf - 637 KB) | Spanish - (.pdf - 389 KB)
- CARE USA Performance Management Handbook - (.zip - 472 KB)
- Competency Development Planning Guide - designed to help you and your manager identify development activities that will assist you in building your organizational competencies.
English - (.pdf - 1,930 KB) | Spanish - (.pdf - 1,382 KB)
- Suggested Books & Articles
- "The Changing World of Work - New Paradigms in Employee Development"
-A short paper containing notes from Promoting a Development Culture in Your Organization by Peggy Simonsen
- Managers as Mentors, Building Partnerships for Learning , by Chip R. Bell, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- Promoting a Development Culture in your Organization, by Peggy Simonsen, Davies-Black Publishing
- Links
- Johari Window - This website contains more information about the Johari Window, a communications model which describes the process of human interaction.
- DiSC Profile - The DiSC Profile is a tool that provides feedback to help build productive teams, develop effective managers, improve customer service, and ease frustrations and interpersonal conflict. This website provides an overview of the products and ordering information.
- Free Management Library - A website which provides free management resources for nonprofits and for-profits
- Harvard Business Review Online - The website of Harvard Business School Publishing
- Link and Learn - A website containing management and OD resources including an electronic newsletter
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