Archive for June, 2008

Jean’s Nonprofit Critical Success Factor Checklist

All organisations need to examine their progress at regular intervals for two important reasons -

  1. to check that what they are doing is in line with what they think they are doing, and
  2. to find out if anything important or relevant is not being done.

To do this easily and well, the Board, CEO or Management Team needs a blueprint against which to compare the organisation’s activities.

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Understanding different behaviours in work, family and social environments

The intention of my writing on this topic is to increase and enhance organisational effectiveness – defined as a combination of business performance and individual job satisfaction.

Since 1988, I have undertaken a sympathetic study of left and right brain…

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The Business of selling and buying

Understanding and predicting human behaviour in a specific environment is a key factor in determining the success of a business.

People in any business spend a great deal of their time selling and buying. They need to sell and buy…

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Jean’s definition of a Tender

As well as being the vehicle for your proposal, the tender document should present a positive, powerful and persuasive case for your organisation. It therefore has the potential to be both a marketing and educational document, informing the tender caller (ie whoever is inviting tenders) of the uniqueness and strength of your organisation, and the benefits for them in accepting your offer and entering into negotiations prior to signing the contract and commencing the project.

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My Spiritual Journey as an Independent Consultant – Chapter 1: Definitions and descriptions

Consciousness – thoughts from my spiritual journal, written in 1994

There is so much to learn and understand about consciousness. There is a world of meaning in consciousness.

Some definitions – each of which has its own world of meaning:

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