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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: My Simple Business Blueprint

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I dont actively monitor current financial projections compared to the same time last year. I mean blueprint. ; ) The only hiccup I had while processing the list is sometimes the folks in charge of contracts can make it painful, but then they disappear during the project and you end up working with some pretty wonderful people.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Leadership Limerick: The Whole.

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To help contribute to the success of a team, project, or organization, individuals must possess a clear understanding of their specific roles and how their efforts connect with others efforts, as well as contribute to the overall results. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10). Aug 2009 (6). Jul 2009 (5).

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Why The Structure You're Staffing is Stifling Progress

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Despite ample research indicating that many volunteers prefer short-term project work versus long-term committee or board positions, too many organizations still use under an older mental operating software about individual motivation and loyalty. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10). Aug 2009 (6).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Rethinking 80-20

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So the next time you lament and accept the lack of participation in a program or the small corp of volunteers doing the heavy lifting on a project, look to see what principles or practices youve put into place that might be leading to those very results. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10). Aug 2009 (6).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Beware of Binders Becoming.

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I am a huge believer in the value of record-keeping in volunteer organizations and regularly preach the power of checklists as a vital tool in project management (you have read The Checklist Manifesto , right?). You can also think about creation and compliance as individual mindsets and skillsets when forming project teams.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #24: All Agendas.

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I was facilitating a group of individuals who had come together to develop plans for a project. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10). Aug 2009 (6). Jul 2009 (5). Jun 2009 (8). May 2009 (4). Apr 2009 (6). Mar 2009 (7). Feb 2009 (7). Jan 2009 (6). Oct 2003 (1).

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Facilitation Friday #9: Build Capacity to Accomplish More

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To prevent such dependence from developing, facilitative leaders regularly engage groups in debriefing their meetings and projects to determine what lessons can be learned and what adjustments need to be made in the distribution of responsibilities. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10). Aug 2009 (6).