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Scarlet Spark Team

Feb 810 min read

The Conflict-Averse Leader's Guide to Giving Difficult Feedback

The animal protection movement is filled with caring, compassionate leaders who want to create positive change. But through our work with...

Scarlet Spark Team

Oct 25, 20234 min read

How (and Why) to Create a Grievance Procedure for Your Nonprofit

Even if you never expect to need it, it’s a good practice to put an employee and volunteer grievance procedure in place at your...

Scarlet Spark Team

Aug 11, 20233 min read

Working Well Across Time Zones

Animals are everywhere, so the animal protection movement is naturally international and growing around the world. International...

Scarlet Spark Team

Aug 11, 20231 min read

Employee Engagement Interventions

Workplace engagement – an eager willingness to dedicate energy toward an organization’s goals – drives performance, tenure, and overall...

Scarlet Spark Team

Aug 11, 20235 min read

Four Ways to Make it Safer for Staff to Share Feedback & Concerns

The animal protection movement faces a great deal of change and uncertainty. For organizations to thrive in this tumultuous environment,...

Scarlet Spark Team

Apr 12, 20233 min read

Introducing: People Skills for Animal People 2023

People Skill for Animal People is a new leadership program that amplifies your ability to save more animals by creating a great workplace.

Scarlet Spark Team

Mar 6, 20233 min read

The DACI Method: 101 -- A simple tool for role clarity, decision-making, and collaboration

What’s one of the biggest obstacles to effective collaboration in the workplace? Quite simply: not knowing who is doing what. The bad...

Scarlet Spark Team

Feb 22, 20233 min read

Even-Over: A Powerful Tool for Effective Prioritization

Learn how to use Even-Over, a prioritization technique to enable employees to take aligned and decisive action.