Issue No. 228 of Your Weekly Staff Meeting highlights the same book I reviewed for Issue No. 227, a book with 130 checklists, including 14 ways to facilitate a meeting—and how to infuse them with energy and substance.
Why remind you about Smart Moves for People in Charge a second time? In his book, Know Can Do! Put Your Know-How into Action, Ken Blanchard says you should read a book four times. So this week, I’m suggesting you go back to last week’s book and think again about the beauty of checklists. (It has NOTHING to do with the fact that my graphic designer—son Jason—is on vacation.)
And this reminder: check out my Management Buckets website with dozens of resources and downloadable worksheets for your staff meetings.
Gripe Sessions
Here are some morsels from last week’s book, Smart Moves for People in Charge: 130 Checklists to Help You Be a Better Leader, by Sam Deep and Lyle Sussman:
Each of the nine sections, like Spread the Word, Lead Your Team, Build Your Team, Stay Close to the Customer, and Find Your Balance, conclude with a dozen or more pithy quotations. Example: under “Twelve Quotes Worth Quoting About Teamwork,” the authors include this from former Boston Celtics NBA Coach Red Auerbach, “They said you have to use your five best players, but I found you win with the five that fit together best.”
The call-outs scream-out to be shared immediately! For example:
“A consultant advised one manager to initiate a gripe session with several dissatisfied employees. The manager responded, ‘Are you crazy? All they’ll do is complain!’ To which the consultant retorted, ‘I hope so—that’s just what a gripe session is for.’”
Go Home! - Insights from Mastering the Management Buckets: 20 Critical Competencies for Leading Your Business or Nonprofit
One of the big ideas in the Team Bucket, Chapter 9, in Mastering the Management Buckets is to leave work on time and GO HOME because your work at the office will never be done.
For five book recommendations on life balance like Choosing to Cheat by Andy Stanley, and books on leveraging your strengths, plus other resources, visit the Team Bucket webpage.
JOIN US AT THESE WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS!
WEBINARS:
Aug. 23, 2011 (Archived at ECFA) - Webinar: 3 Core Competencies for God-honoring Church Governance with Steve Macchia and Dan Busby
Sept. 8, 2011 (Thursday) – Webinar: Goal Alignment—The Missing Link in Leadership Effectiveness (hosted by The Mission Exchange)
Sept. 23, 2011 (Tuesday) – Webinar: 3 Core Competencies for Nonprofit Ministry Governance with Steve Macchia and Dan Busby (hosted by ECFA)
WORKSHOPS:
Sept. 17, 2011 (Saturday) – Nonprofit Board Governance Workshop (hosted by Town and Country Manor, Santa Ana, Calif.)
Sept. 27-28, 2011 (Tues. & Wed.) – Mastering the Management Buckets Workshop Experience, (Orange County, Calif.)
Oct. 6, 2011 (Thursday) – The Top-10 Hiring Mistakes (Orange County, Calif.)
Oct. 7, 2011 (Friday) - Goal Alignment: How to Turbo-charge Your Organization by Focusing on S.M.A.R.T. Goals for Every Team Member, Board Member & Volunteer (Orange County, Calif.)
Oct. 20, 2011 (Thursday) - 9 Governance Essentials for Nonprofit Ministries Forum, with Steve Macchia and Dan Busby (sponsored by ECFA and hosted by Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Just Added!
Oct. 25-26, 2011 (Tues. & Wed.) – The Rolling 3-Year Strategic Plan Workshop (Sponsored by Neighborhood Christian Fellowship and Arrow Community Center, Covina, Calif., and hosted by Christian Community Credit Union, San Dimas, Calif.)
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