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Electronic Newsletter�� Issue 2006-01

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Jan. 2006

In this issue:� Striking Statistic, Timely Tip, Computer Clue, Group Gathering and Quick Quote

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Striking Statistic

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Some statistics say that managers and supervisors spend less than 25% of their day doing what they were hired to do. Most of their time is spent putting out fires.�
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Timely Tip

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According to the �Wizard of Who��, before planning a group or team, consider their purpose or mission.� The group must have a clear reason for existing and gathering before any members can be selected or meetings can be planned.�� The purpose is a simple written statement of the primary reason(s) for the group to gather and work. A mission statement is a written sentence related to the task(s) the group should accomplish.� The person(s) sponsoring the group or the person selected to lead the team may be responsible for proposing a purpose or mission statement.� Once members are selected and the group is formed, they may choose to refine their statement.� If the group cannot agree to a common purpose or mission, then the group is doomed to failure.� Once the purpose� or mission is apparent, then future meeting agendas and actions become easier to develop and implement. This refinement typically happens in the first meeting.

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Computer Clue

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Experienced facilitators are a great asset when developing a mission or purpose statement for an organization.� They can insure the process is conducted in a respectful and effective manner.� However, not everyone has good facilitators in their organization or a budget to contract one,� therefore someone at the meeting may have to lead this effort.� To help the leader for this portion of the meeting, there are several sites on the internet that offer advise on creating statements for mission, purpose, or vision.� Try a search using "write _____ statement"� using the word that fits best in the blank.� See what options appear, then review several sites for commonalities in order to get the best information on how to proceed.�

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Group Gathering

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A quick activity to promote team collaboration is called �Magic Carpet�.� For this activity you use a regular size bed sheet (for 12-20 people, use smaller or larger sheet depending on team size). Lay the sheet on the floor and ask all team members to stand on the sheet.� Then tell them to turn the sheet over without any member touching the floor or picking each other up.� Debrief the activity with questions related to who had ideas, which were tried, who was leader, what might they have done differently, etc.

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Quick Quote

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"There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it."

-� Napoleon Hill