There is more to being an activity professional than running groups. This book looks at the other parts of the job that are important for an activity professional to do well. Things like: *time management *decision making *handling stress *improving communication skills *defending your turf *working with a consultant Reading this book (and following the ideas in it) will make you more efficient and make your work easier to do. And, if you are wondering if you can follow the suggestions in this book, anyone who can run a good activity can put the ideas in here into practice.
There is more to being an activity professional than running groups. This book looks at the other parts of the job that are important for an activity ...
To be able to manage something, or someone, can be a spectacular experience. To nurture, lead, influence and then to let go is what managing and consulting are all about. Having the strength to let someone learn from his/her mistakes and also your teaching is, at times, like walking on a high wire. But, a good manager or consultant knows how to "be there" when needed and how to fade into the background when not. The ability to know when to be there and when not to may seem, to some, to require an innate sense. A sense that is mystical. If management was truly mystical, there would not be as...
To be able to manage something, or someone, can be a spectacular experience. To nurture, lead, influence and then to let go is what managing and consu...
