Management Policy

Giving Notice

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy C O N F I D E N T I A L 19 July 2004 Giving Notice It has been my experience that whenever a staff member has made a decision to leave the group it is in our best interest to let him/her do so as quickly as [...]

The Director of Studios Course

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy C O N F I D E N T I A L 18 February 2004 The Director of Studios Course You are about to embark upon the longest checklist for any course delivered at Mission: Renaissnce. This is because the Director of Studio Services (D.S.S.) is one of the [...]

Calling it Quits

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy C O N F I D E N T I A L 19 August 2003 Calling it Quits When we train someone to handle a post it is with the goal of having them actually PRODUCE on the post. We invest time, effort and money in training someone to [...]

Recruiting the Program Director Type

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy C O N F I D E N T I A L 18 August 2003 Recruiting the Program Director Type Throughout the years we have made significant improvements in recruiting staff. These changes came about as a result of necessity and demand, we had to adapt our operating basis to [...]

The Importance of Speed in the Academy

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy C O N F I D E N T I A L 13 August 2003 The Importance of Speed in the Academy All Staff Training Officers must have a steadfast viewpoint when it comes to instructor training – the speed at which we train an instructor is paramount. Instructor training [...]

Questions Not to Ask in a Job Interview

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy C O N F I D E N T I A L 20 June 2003 Questions Not to Ask in a Job Interview As a matter of course, we have already established certain criteria with regards to the recruitment and handling of personnel. Much of this, however, has been verbally [...]

Missing Tech. Materials

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy C O N F I D E N T I A L 7 November 2002 Missing Tech. Materials I’ll make it quick and to the point. MISSING TECHNICAL MATERIALS REQUIRES YOU TO ASSUME ONLY ONE THING – THEY HAVE BEEN STOLEN. Drill this thoroughly and accept no other excuses. Each [...]

Signs of Trouble

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy C O N F I D E N T I A L 6 November 2002 Signs of Trouble In the last decade alone we have had our share of eye-opening experiences with regards to criminality involving staff. I can say, without doubt or reservation, that in each and every [...]

Watch for the Non-Non-E

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy C O N F I D E N T I A L 24 May 2002 Watch for the Non-Non-E It’s incredible to me that anyone who is newly on post would attempt to change that which is working. All one would need to do is look at our stats, recognize [...]

Hiring Finance Personnel

Mission: Renaissance Standard Operating Policy C O N F I D E N T I A L 23 May 2002 Revised 15 November 2003 Hiring Finance Personnel The finance area is one of the most secure areas at Mission: Renaissance, due primarily to it being one of the areas most prone to theft. The staff [...]