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Business Management Training at Nonprofit Prices

Affordable management training and consulting services to put the right systems in place, to hire the right people to achieve your goals.

Benefits

Minimize Headaches - Is your staff member underperforming? Did you end another meeting without an agenda or clear next steps? We can help you reduce those problems and give you your time and energy back.

Achieve Your Actual Goals - You. Simply. Have. Too. Many. Things. To. Do. We can help you align your goals with your priorities and your actions, AND show you how to not get distracted by other shiny objects.

Save on Costs - Studies estimate that it costs 20% of the annual salary to replace an employee in the form of lost productivity, morale, staff time, etc. We can help you implement the process of hiring the best person for the position.

Our Process

  • We take a look at how you currently view your work and the processes you use for your team to execute that work.

  • We walk you through some of the best business processes to increase your team’s productivity.

  • We incorporate the latest research from the behavioral sciences so you can better understand the type of people you should be hiring and how to increase their productivity to achieve your goals.

We focus on:

  1. Fundamental Business Tools - You tell us the problems you’ve experienced, we tell you the why, and we give you the frameworks of when to say and do the right things.

  2. Behavioral Science Principles - We get a better understanding of who you are and adapt the principles to you. We show you the principles that affect everything like decision-making, psychological safety, learning, social cohesion, morale, etc.  

  3. Over Time - We’re talking about behavior change. We’re going to look at the habits and processes you’ve developed and you’re going to figure out which ones you want to incorporate. Then you’re going to try them, and we’ll make adjustments. That’s not going to happen in a weekend intensive.

About People 1st

We’re management and behavioral science nerds.

We incorporate the latest research from the behavioral sciences to maximize the effectiveness and productivity of your teams. With over 20+ years of professional experience, we’ve worked in for-profit corporations, political campaigns, and nonprofits providing direct services.

At our core, we are systems people. We are firm believers that there’s a process that exists for everything. That process is going to be unique to your organization and the skillsets of the actual individual human beings that work there.

Testimonials

  • “As a new manager, I was struggling with how to lead my team effectively and inspire their best work. At our organization we want our work to be intentional and transformative, and I wanted to learn how to be a similarly transformative leader. People 1st helped me align my goals with my actions with some simple but impactful tweaks. Rather than learning through trial and error, I have a set of tools to guide me. I’ve seen the shifts in myself, my team, and our work almost immediately.”

    AMC, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

  • "As a new project director, I found myself facing my first hiring experience with no idea where to start. People 1st guided me through every step, from creating the job post and defining my hiring criteria to crafting interview questions and writing an offer. These resources were invaluable because they were either unavailable or too costly at my institution. Thanks to People 1st, I navigated the hiring process with confidence and efficiency."

    MMT, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Professor

  • "Being a researcher and teacher, I received extensive training in methodology and research techniques. However, formal management training was lacking. That's when I discovered this program. It brilliantly bridged the gap by applying concepts of behaviors and psychology to team management. The discussions helped me define clear goals and values for my team, while providing structured recommendations on interview techniques and assessments. It has been invaluable in shaping my hiring process with practicality and organization."

    NJ., Clinical Psychologist

  • “Working with People 1st has been a game-changer for me as a manager. From interview preparation to handling difficult subordinates and overcoming imposter syndrome, their expert coaching and support have transformed my approach to leadership. I wholeheartedly recommend People 1st to any manager seeking to excel in the challenging world of emergency management.”

    AG, Deputy Director

  • "As a newly-funded NIH investigator, I quickly realized managing a team requires a different set of skills. Jimmy helped me address inefficiencies, understand my strengths and weaknesses, and effectively hire and delegate tasks. His tailored guidance, especially for short-term staff - like the undergraduate research assistants, was invaluable. Thanks to Jimmy, my lab, with a part-time research assistant and 5 undergrads, is running smoother than I imagined. Setting up a new lab feels like running a small non-profit with high turnover, and his advice was crucial."

    AG Ph.D., Assistant Professor

  • "As a new faculty member starting my lab, I tremendously benefited from People 1st. I most appreciate their ability to approach common challenges with a fresh perspective informed by the unique combination of their familiarity with academic jobs and outside experience. I was energized to reevaluate and revamp my current workflow and systems for project and personnel management. Importantly, the consultations aligned with my work philosophy that we are working with human beings, not just on tasks."

    SL, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

FAQ

    1. New Manager Training - Our ultimate goal is to prevent your work problems from happening. We have a new manager training that gives a baseline set of skills BEFORE you hire the next wrong person for the job.

    2. Consulting and Troubleshooting - You already have a problem, that we can potentially help you solve. In order to solve it, we take a top down approach and start with your goals and objectives and work our way down to processes you have in place and the personnel you have to execute on these processes.

  • Any person who manages human beings can benefit from our training. We lean towards newer managers in the hopes that they haven’t developed any bad managerial habits yet.

  • We meet on a weekly basis to cover the material, and to get a better understanding of who the managers are through conversations and exercises. Managers will walk away with the specific things to say and do to address different skillsets of a manager.

    1. To troubleshoot a specific management issue, we will meet weekly for however long it takes to have a holistic look at the problem and to implement a solution.

    2. For the new manager training, we meet for 1 hour once a week for 8 straight weeks. This is a process just like anything else where you’ll make incremental improvements to your processes.

  • We can, but it is more cost-effective to enroll in the regular management training. People aren't going to learn anything too mind-blowing, but it is going to be the little 10% improvements in the different processes of hiring, training, and project management that are going to lead to the larger end result of success.