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Director's Pledge
- I will set clear expectations while regularly giving feedback and encouraging development by offering opportunities to learn and grow.
a. I will train employees until they feel Competent. - I will assure my staff have the materials and equipment needed to do the job right.
- I will compliment more than I complain: I will regularly publicly praise staff for doing good work. I will also openly know and appreciate staff strengths.
- I will ask for, genuinely listen to and learn from staff opinions.
- I will share an accurate and current mission/purpose of our company/center to assure my staff of the importance of their job.
- I will be dedicated to only employ staff who are committed to doing quality work to insure my staff only work with dedicated committed staff.
- I will find reasons to celebrate, play and have fun together,
a. I will find some way to make your day - I will be the example
a. I will remain optimistic and expect the best remembering that I am judged a difficult times and my reputation will be built during the difficult times. Remembering my staffs need to be hopeful
b. I will be trustworthy by letting my word be golden and never betray confidences.
c. I will pay attention, be present and will be nice to my staff showing empathy for the job they do. - I will implement a reward system so that my staff experience a tangible method of appreciation.
- I will regularly interact with my staff and build a positive relationship I will encourage an environment of relationship building between at work.
- Before criticizing I will assume what Carol Gateway says “when someone does something wrong I will first assume it is a training or policy problem.”