Pay your staff more - AND - here are some other ways to appreciate and incentivize the camp experience.
We should all be working to pay our staff more. Full stop.
That being said, it may be impossible to pay staff for the sheer amount of joy, passion, blood, sweat and tears they put in to the work they do. So even WHEN we’re able to pay staff more, we should be doing everything we can to show staff how much we appreciate them and how valuable the camp experience is.
Chris, Travis and Joe are joined by Go Camp Pro contributor Darby Dame to share their best practices on how to incentivize staff beyond just how we pay them.
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How do you show staff they are valued? Let us know in the comments!
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Travis: The Book with No Pictures - BJ Novak https://amzn.to/3wZbF6Z
Joe: zip ties - organizations secret weapon - https://youtu.be/fhIts8zhn_A | The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zanderand Benjamin Zander https://amzn.to/2PXElwB
Darby: HotJar website
Chris: Run of the mill Laminating Machine https://amzn.to/3e57kGF
Your Hosts:
Chris Hudson, Camp Director - Camp Highlight
Travis Allison, Summer Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro
Joe Richards, Executive Director - Pearce Williams
Darby Dame, Director of Marketing and Communications - Camp High Rocks
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