“A Spoon Full Of Sugar Helps The Medicine Go Down.” “Just Whistle While You Work.”

Improvement is something that everyone and everything needs it is the facts of life, no one is perfect, no matter what they say. But, everyone is unique, companies, people, and governments and sometimes the flaws work for them and don’t need to be changed. So here is how I would like to go about talking about improvements I think might help Future for Kids move smoother. One of the best things I learned from theater was how to give positive critiques, the best way to approach them is by stating the strengths first before stating things that might need improvement. Also we had to make sure our dialogue wasn’t self defeating, meaning when someone is giving you strengths and positive feedback and the but, or however is stated it takes away and nullifies all the good things you have said. So the best thing is to say and do is simple state now here are some areas I would like to see you work on. Now with that said and explained I am going to start by stating the things at Future for kids that are strengths and make them stand out from other nonprofit companies. Future for Kids may be a small company, but what they lack in size they make up for in passion. This company isn’t about the company it is about the kids we are working for, everyday there isn’t one decision that is made that isn’t concerned or question on how it will either positively or negatively affect the children. The Founder and the Executive Director put their hearts into every piece of work they do. Next, they are go getters nothing puts them down, they might get frustrated but, they never give up they are always striving to make the company better and more innovative. I called the Executive Director an energizer bunny and she got very worried thinking that was a bad thing. We had a good laugh and I explained to her that is was something amazing and something that made the company stand out; she is always one step ahead, ready for whatever comes at her and the company. For a company that consists of two to three people the feel and process of it is that of a bigger company. To me the way they come at things is a perfect way to handle a company. Now, on to a couple of things that I feel might help the company run a bit smooth and more efficient. First, I would like to state that these are minor things that I have noticed, but I feel they can be stronger; the bigger one I would like to talk about is communication within the office. Both the Founder and the Executive Director are strong communicators they are always in touch with board members and donors. With there only being two people it is hard sometimes to keep track of all the things each one of them takes care of. I think that maybe there should be once weekly meeting to give a low down of past, present, and future happenings of the company. This I feel would be beneficial because, sometime they get their wires crossed and think, he is doing that and she is doing this, when in fact he is doing this and she is doing that. See what I am getting at? They understand what is going on, but sometimes they get confused on the who and how. They in no means are major problem just some cross wiring that I feel with tighter communication can be handled and fixed with no problem. The next is one that plays along with the last, for me is organization. Again with such a small company things can get mixed up, I feel that a better filing and data control will help with that. Like with the last suggestion I feel that the weekly meetings can help greatly with this endeavor as well, it is a way to keep track of everything. You know that old saying, “a place for everything and everything in its place,” that is just a little hard to do at the office sometimes, partially sometimes because of communication. There are assumptions made sometimes between those in the office, things like people should just know that this is this or that is there, but it isn’t always that obvious. Now so both things are easily workable and one can help change the other. Meaning with tighter communication skills, being more organized will fall into place and with stronger organization, there can be better communication. So they are not problems or failures they are just areas that need some fine tuning, which as I said no one is perfect and everyone has ways they need to grow and change. Things are simple depending on how you look at it. You can make things seem horrible and impossible or you can see them as an opportunity for growth. It’s like saying the glass is half empty or half full, it is all in how you choose to look at it and approach it. So if you are going to do something go for gold, I have fallen in love with a quote that fit that idea and mind set, “There are many To-morrows, my Love, my Love, -There is only one To-day,” by Joaquin Miller. Life is what you make of it you just have realize that it’s not perfect and everything is subject to change, so go with the flow, everyone has something they have to work on.