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TENSION 8 - RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS

TENSION 8 - RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS

The tension: We need more volunteers to operate effectively and accomplish the mission, but recruiting people is always hard. We quickly succumb to a scarcity mindset and become desperate.

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Mar 05, 2024
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Demand quality, don’t settle for quantity

When we become desperate for more volunteers, we are tempted to lower the bar as a way to entice more people to sign up.

Here’s the problem with that approach…

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