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Organize for More Leisure

Published by Lou | October 9th 2009 | Views:

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Who has not had their time and energy consumed by anorganization or club? Let's face it; many organizations aregeared toward consuming every available hour that a person hasto offer. Many organizations I encounter, fromchurches/religious groups, to charitable organizations, tovolunteer groups, to clubs, most are kept running by a smallnumber of persons who are extremely committed to the cause, andwho work tirelessly to keep it going.

Observe most of the groups to which you belong and you discovera handful of people doing most of the work that keep the wheelsturning. In the occasional sports club or leisure group I havebeen involved, it was one or no more than two people who keptthe group corralled. If asked why members of the total groupdon't participate in the administration of the club, thereunanimity: "I don't have time for the meetings."

What a delight it is to discover other models of doing business,to discover organizations that are designed for fullinvolvement, but not consumption of its members.

This kind of organization is light on meetings and heavy on teamdelegation. Every once in awhile I come across this kind ofgroup and there are keys to their effectiveness:

Lots of emphasis on team and small group responsibility- Thesegroups put motivated people in charge of a task, give themsupport, and get out of the way. It makes for fewer meetings,and often more gets done. Small groups of three to four peopletackling ahathas great potential.

Do as much work by phone/email as possible- Many meetings can bepre-empted by the exchange of emails or phone call and coming toa group consensus without ever scheduling a time and place. Takeadvantage.

Set meeting end times and stick to them- It is amazing what canget done in a short amount of time when there is an expectationof an end time for a meeting.

Practice humor and joy as a part of meeting times- When you haveto meet face to face, a meeting should be led with a sense ofhumor and with a light touch. People will come back to a joyfulexperience.

See if these hints might lead to more leisure in your life


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