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#19: Human Capital and Investing in Tomorrow’s Future with Tony Timm Talent Matters
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When we talk about talent in the workforce, we aren’t just referring to the development of our current teams and employee culture. We are talking about the future workforce and our role in inspiring and preparing the next generation. We have to prepare now for the future of work, and Tony Timm is doing just that in his current role as the CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa.
The Boys & Girls Club creates opportunities for kindergarteners to high school seniors to succeed in school and secure the skills they need to start college, find jobs, and lead successful adult lives. Right now the club, which can accommodate 1,000 children, serves about 350 kids and teenagers, with over 100 more on the waiting list. The issue? Staffing.
Tony has spent his whole career in nonprofits, so he’s familiar with the strain of staff shortages, but nothing like what the pandemic has brought. He walks us through a typical day of a kid in Boys & Girls Club, the kind of activities offered, and the type of mentors needed in both a working and volunteer capacity, and he shares the reality of the grind the team has endured to meet the needs of their community.
When schools closed their doors and went digital, the Boys & Girls Club remained open, extending their hours to help students accommodate to remote learning. The team is short about 50 part-time employees, and Tony discusses the challenges of filling part-time roles with a workforce today that requires full-time hours and pay. His clever way of affording people the right opportunity to have an impact and still support themselves financially benefits both his team and the community, which is a balance many employers strive for.
The investment in human capital is key here. Not just in the dedicated employees and volunteers at Boys & Girls Clubs across the country, but in the children who use these programs to learn and develop their own skills. We are a community that needs a workforce, and failure to invest in this future generation is a failure to invest in ourselves. Improving the labor force is more than increasing wages, and Tony Timm has more than a few ideas on how we can help build tomorrow’s future.
Links Discussed:
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
When we talk about talent in the workforce, we aren’t just referring to the development of our current teams and employee culture. We are talking about the future workforce and our role in inspiring and preparing the next generation. We have to prepare now for the future of work, and Tony Timm is doing just that in his current role as the CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa.
The Boys & Girls Club creates opportunities for kindergarteners to high school seniors to succeed in school and secure the skills they need to start college, find jobs, and lead successful adult lives. Right now the club, which can accommodate 1,000 children, serves about 350 kids and teenagers, with over 100 more on the waiting list. The issue? Staffing.
Tony has spent his whole career in nonprofits, so he’s familiar with the strain of staff shortages, but nothing like what the pandemic has brought. He walks us through a typical day of a kid in Boys & Girls Club, the kind of activities offered, and the type of mentors needed in both a working and volunteer capacity, and he shares the reality of the grind the team has endured to meet the needs of their community.
When schools closed their doors and went digital, the Boys & Girls Club remained open, extending their hours to help students accommodate to remote learning. The team is short about 50 part-time employees, and Tony discusses the challenges of filling part-time roles with a workforce today that requires full-time hours and pay. His clever way of affording people the right opportunity to have an impact and still support themselves financially benefits both his team and the community, which is a balance many employers strive for.
The investment in human capital is key here. Not just in the dedicated employees and volunteers at Boys & Girls Clubs across the country, but in the children who use these programs to learn and develop their own skills. We are a community that needs a workforce, and failure to invest in this future generation is a failure to invest in ourselves. Improving the labor force is more than increasing wages, and Tony Timm has more than a few ideas on how we can help build tomorrow’s future.
Links Discussed:
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
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