*Interim Employment Review at 3 Months*
[Initials:
  MG - Miranda Girdlestone
  DS - David Sterratt
  HST - Henry Thompson
  JN - Jackie Noltingk
  MHMC - Meeting House Management Committee
  AM - Area Meeting
  LM - Local Meeting]  

  
  A) *Difficulty* A major staffing issue is being addressed by MHMC.

  B) *Difficulty* Holiday cover/sick leave as a single person in post
     has made it difficult to get a full week with weekends at either
     end, and I found this caused some resentment.

     ACTION: MHMC to consider how to address this when addressing the
     larger staffing issue.

     ACTION: MHMC to consider doing some contingency planning for
     extended sickleave: possibly involving former Wardens or existing
     senior staff.  Possibly (already) in the Risk Assessment?

  C) *Good things* Learning, including from mistakes, being in charge.
     [Good communcation/collaboration with DS and HST]

  D) *Successful* Satisfaction that I can do the job: None of what I've
                  had to do is unfamiliar.

  E) *Not so successful*  Not getting as much done as had hoped/feel I
                         should have.  Fixes for some causes for that
                         are in process, and my expectations may also
                         have been a bit overly ambitious

  F) *Changes that worked* Quickbooks / Hallmaster integration working/coming.
                     No evening lettings of the Bow room if other rooms are available.

     _But_ Bell Labs point: No time to make a change for things that
                        happen on an annual basis, given only a 2-year
                        contract.  ACTION: Avoid short-termism!

  G) *Work environment*  + Friendliness of staff, hirers, Quakers
                        - Gloomy ground-floor space: some prospect of improvement
      Suggestions: Double-glazing, lighting

  H) *Support* Missing the opportunity to talk about things.  Used to a
              regular opportunity for sounding-board conversation
              ACTION: HST to institute regular meetings [Done: HST and
	              MG meet most Friday afternoons]

              *Difficulties*  Nothing major
                             Need to agree some shared communication
                             practices to improve on some issues with
                             one member of staff

  I) *Quaker ethos* Seriously?  But, indeed, many relationships are not
     in practice all clear, e.g. AM vs. LM; Trustees vs. MHMC vs. AM
        ACTION: DS to share AM/LM spreadsheet

  J) *Relationships*  Colleagues and users:  good.
                     I have enjoyed the event-based hiring story we
                     have now, as opposed to the (semi-)permanent
                     office space story
     [Staff appreciated the one-to-one meetings, some devolved
      responsibility]
       All-hands staff meeting was a success, casual staff are
         a good team

  K) *Supervison*  As supervisor, seems good from my perspective
                  Instituted catch-up when people are on the way in or
                  the way out

  L) *Training*  Hallmaster/Email
                 [multiple email addresses, multiple folders for mail
                  coming to office@  ACTION: HST to meet with Miranda
                                                 and Majk about this
                                             [Done, in part, more to come]

                More Hallmaster/Financial systems [ACTION: MG to talk with JN]
                ACTION: MG to do Food Hygiene

  M) *Job more effectively*  More staff time, clearer references
                            [ref. I above], reporting?  Strategy
                            vs. tactics
                            [Tracking system for building faults?]
                            [Building action calendar?]
                            [Compliance register? E.g. staff training]

     ACTION: HST to get sub-roles in MHMC clear [Working on it]

  N) *Job changes* Do more BizDiv, look outward more.