Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Reporting and personnel issues

A number of management and work environment evolutions are called for, are we to accomplish our aims to any substantial degree. Here are a few basic elements that need to be put into place, drawing from a discussion with Suraj and Shiva last night.

Project sheet

Project details are in as many locations as project directors and volunteers. They need to exist in a central location and be easily accessible for all. Required: A project sheet detailing times, locations, activities and finances should be submitted for each UPF project. Monthly update sheets.

Personnel sheet

Who are the people working in our diverse projects? Where are they, where is their contact info, what are their skills, what are they engaged in, what are their needs? Each member of UPF should submit a personnel sheet and provide monthly updates. Active workers should submit weekly progress reports.

Personnel trustee

We need be a personnel trustee with whom UPF workers can confidentially discuss their situation and any possible grievances or problems, aiding the worker and his peers reach constructive resolutions for work environment conflicts. Issues just can't stay brewing until they explode.

Anonymous feedback

As an extension of the personnel trustee's function, there should be an anonymous medium for giving necessary feedback that one may feel uneasy over being linked to oneself. Web based, directed to personnel trustee who assesses the feedback and seeks avenues for resolving the issues.

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