Leadership

Staff Appreciation: As Easy As ABC

While staff appreciation is often used as a buzz term by organizations, experts suggest that staff appreciation isn’t just a fad – it’s necessary in order to keep employees happy and dedicated to their jobs. According to Gallup: Workplace recognition motivates,...

Five Qualities of Great Camp Staff

Each year, we gather at Oxford College for Georgia Teen Institute (GTI), our summer youth leadership program for Youth Action Teams throughout Georgia. At the heart of this program is, without a doubt, the youth and adult volunteers who make up our staff. GTI would...

Evolving Teen Groups Into Communities

Contributed by Kim Aycock, MST “Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” ~ Henry Ford Your teen group will most likely consist of kids of who decide to give this adventure a try or whose parents encourage them to...

Four Easy Ways to Refresh Your Youth Action Team This Fall

As your Youth Action Team gears up this fall, try implementing a few of these tips to amplify your team’s leadership growth and overall impact! Establish Committees – By dividing and conquering tasks, your Youth Action Team’s capacity is greatly improved....