Our guest on The Philanthropy Podcast is Karen Osborne, Senior Strategist at The Osborne Group, newly published author, and philanthropy veteran. Karen shares her advice from a career in the field as we discuss the topic of managers and how to better identify, hire, train, and support them.    Karen offers great examples of how to use scenarios in interviews, how to ask questions that give insights into strategic thinking and other skills you hope to find in managers, the pressures of managing in development, finding a deeper applicant pool, professional development opportunities, when it's important to say no, and how managers can be fully present to their work and families. This is one of my favorite interviews for our podcast so far and I think you'll enjoy it as well.   This week, I encourage you to join our LinkedIn group for discussions on topics covered in the episodes and this week to join in on recommendations and discussions of books you've enjoyed related to your organization and our field. You can join our LinkedIn Group here and all week I'll be answering any questions people post to our LinkedIn group.   Remember, you can connect with me and our listeners online at:   The Philanthropy Podcast Facebook Page, another way to be part of the conversation around our episodes @PhilanthropyPod on Twitter for the latest news and interactions thephilanthropypodcast.com/awesome: If you think The Philanthropy Podcast has helped you or others in your work, then please visit and support my effort to bring high quality content in our field with a gift of $1 per month or more. Be part of the community of people dedicated to helping share the message of new and innovative ways to better support the causes you support and the values you hold. The Philanthropy Podcast - Other ways to support the show   Links mentioned in today's show:   Karen E Osborne - Professional Site Getting It Right - Karen's new book The Osborne Group The Osborne Group - Facebook Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Trinity College - Hartford, CT Jim Collins - Good to Great (Amazon) Oregon State University Karen Osborne - Goodreads Karen Osborne - Twitter