The November 1981 issue of Management Review contained a paper by George T. Doran called There’s a S.M.A.R.T. way to write management’s goals and objectives. It discussed the importance of objectives and the difficulty of setting them. Since then, there have been hundreds of spin-offs of this concept. I find this concept very helpful and will use Doran’s main conceptsContinue reading “S.M.A.R.T. GOALS”
Category Archives: Teams
HALF TIME EVALUATION TOOL
As hard as it is to believe, we have already past the halfway point of 2014! On July 1st, I read a tweet from @YouVersion that read, “We’re half way through 2014! Start fresh with @YouVersion and a #HalfYearResolution.” After reading this tweet I realized that it is Halftime. Halftime is defined as, “the period ofContinue reading “HALF TIME EVALUATION TOOL”
SEVEN NORMS OF COLLABORATION
Today’s post is from the great people at http://www.thinkingcollaborative.com/norms-collaboration-toolkit/. This is a framework to use as “norms” in your Sunday Morning Youth Class or with your team members in a staff meeting. You will also find these principles useful in a one on one meeting with a parent or parishioner. I am using their seven keyContinue reading “SEVEN NORMS OF COLLABORATION”
MINISTRY EVALUATION TOOL
How are the ministries of your church doing? This is a fair question that we all have asked ourselves. Below is a questionnaire that I have administered to leaders to gauge the health of his or her department. This gives a good overview of what is happening. It also allows you as the leader toContinue reading “MINISTRY EVALUATION TOOL”
TIPS FOR CREATING A WORKABLE CALENDAR
Calendars must EXIST This may seem elementary but calendars must exist. I understand that circumstances throughout the year will alter your current calendar. However, you must have a starting point of a yearly calendar that will help keep you on track. Calendars must be FLEXIBLE On the other extreme I have witnessed calendars that areContinue reading “TIPS FOR CREATING A WORKABLE CALENDAR”
TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS
Many of us spend a large chunk of time sitting in meetings. Just because you are in a meeting does not mean that you are being productive. Here are some tips to help make your meetings more productive. Meetings should be: 1) INTERESTING A fun and exciting meeting eliminates defenses and allows people to learn.Continue reading “TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS”
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