management
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Reblog – Are you assigning or delegating?
This is one of the helpful distinctions that the Manager-Tools guys make… And it suits volunteer organisations like churches pretty well. When you talk to someone about taking on a task or a project, work out whether you are assigning… Continue reading
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Another attempt to pictorally display church
Recently we had our AGM which gave us another opportunity to try and help our church see itself. That might seem like a strange idea, but for most people, they only see (or even hear) about the aspects of their… Continue reading
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Why would you give a volunteer access to church data?
There’s a few things to think about before you give people access to contact details and other data. You’re not giving them access, you’re appointing them with responsibility. There are certain things people should do, and not do with private… Continue reading
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The difference between giving someone a brief and giving someone a job…
A job is… “I want a coffee table with four legs, 1200x900x500, in wood.” A brief is… “I have a coffee every morning and I want to out it down in something…” A brief is a problem, a need, something… Continue reading
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The difference between an Emergency and an Urgency
Too often, myself included, people treat both Emergencies and Urgencies in the same way. It’s worth being aware of the difference and the different responses for each. Emergencies are things like a fire, a flood, etc… They require everyone to… Continue reading
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Keep your coders and designers friends… have clear boundaries
If you’re managing any web development stuff, there’s two worlds that exist in a binary star-like dance. There’s the world of the coder and the world of the designer. Sometimes, these co-exist in the one person – a hybrid. but… Continue reading
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Regular 1:1s reduce trivial interruptions
If you have “direct reports” (people who consider you their boss – even in a volunteer sense) then it’s worth scheduling in weekly 1:1 meetings. The point of these meetings is firstly just to give your directs some personal time… Continue reading
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1 Minute Manager
The whole point of this book really has one point; Can you describe the job you want someone to do in one minute? You can’t just name the job (e.g. “Welcoming leader”). You have to so explain the job that… Continue reading
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Improve, don’t simply replace
If you have to sub-in for someone, or something breaks and you need to replace it, don’t just replace it, improve it. What you have is an opportunity that rarely comes along. An opportunity to provide for the future and… Continue reading
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Solve or manage? What type of tension are you dealing with?
There’s only two things you can do when you face a tension; a situation when you are faced with two good things and you can’t easily do both they way you’d like to. You can either solve the tension or… Continue reading
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