Personnel Selection and Development
The need for interaction and collaboration with other agencies in service to the mission of the organization is becoming the norm for many human service organizations in all sectors of practice. This need for collaboration affects the way organizational management is practiced.
In your initial post, discuss the importance of hiring and staff development processes that foster teams that are flexible, adaptable, and responsive to trends and forces that influence human service delivery. As a leader developing an adaptable team, what are some qualities you would look for in building a staff organization that is capable of collaborating with other agencies or organizations for optimum service delivery to a specific client population?
Response Guidelines
Read the posts of other learners and respond to the initial posts of two. Compare their insights about building flexible and adaptable teams with those you identified in your initial post. Offer additional suggestions for increasing the capacity for flexibility.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Define the role of cultural competency in fostering collaboration among human services organizations.
Discuss how governance practices influence collaboration among human services organizations.
Readings
In your Developing Nonprofit and Human Service Leaders textbook, read the following:
Chapter 8, “Budgeting and Finance,” pages 85–100.
Chapter 9, “Human Resources,” pages 101–112.
Use the Capella University Library to read the following:
Clarke, S. F. (2017). Strategic operational planning: Why healthcare organizations need to adopt this dual approach under population health management. The Journal of Medical Practice Management, 33(1), 15–18.
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:
Prioritize service delivery options for a human services organization.
Identify the milestones for planning, implementation, and evaluation in a human services initiative.
Define sustainability for a human services program.
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