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ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

Joan Harvey's workshop en-
titled ‘‘Organizational Skills’’ en-
thusiastically explained the the-
ory of ‘‘Management by Objec-
tives’’. Her outline and defini-
tions gave us a clear picture of
management-— ‘‘the science of
getting things accomplished
through the judicious allocation of
basic resources. The focus of
Management is on RESULTS.”’

To accomplish your desired
results, write down and plan:

1. Purpose—a broad statement
of your intent

2. Pre-performance appraisal—
assess what exists now and
how it affects your group—
Internal and external influ-
ences. Collect and verify in-
formation, appraise strengths
and weaknesses, identify pri-
orities.

3. Goal—from the above infor-
mation, state your goal—a 2
to 5 year statement of intent.

4. Objectives—specific . state-
ment of what will be dif-
ferent, by when and how you
will measure success.

5. Plan of actlons—

a) state strategy—how will
you achieve your objective

b) allocate resources—man-
power, list jobs with a
name beside each

—money—determine costs,
record all donations, dol-
lars, services, materials.

—time—establish a flow
chart for time things are to
be completed

—materials—what do you
have and need

given by Joan Harvey

—authority—be sure chain
of authority is understood
and who makes what de-
cisions.

c) Alternate strategy—have
a second strategy in case
first attempt is blocked,
e.g. if poor attendance ata
meeting, mail the Infor-
mation to members

d) Establish controls—stan-
dards of performance,
feedback, personal obser-
vation, teamwork—a sys-
tem to warn of Impending
failure, so it can be
avoided.

6& Performance Phase—Do it.
ACT.

7 Post-performance appraisal
—an evaluation of your re-
sults, resources (positive and
negative), and the manage-
ment process.

In summary, the above proce-
dure can be applied to Parents for
French activities. Keep your
planning simple. Be sensitive to
variations in people’s values. The
most effective advocacy is based
on facts, not emotion. People
power can Influence governments
and agencies. The way one puts
together case-values, data, evi-
dence of support, knowledge of
systems, contacts, Is crucial In
pleading your case. Monitor deal-
ings to be sure agreements are
carried out. Homework is neces-
sary for successful negotiation.

Joan’ ability to simplify and
zero In on priorities made one feel
ready to ‘‘arise, go forth and
conquer."’

TEACHING METHODS IN EARLY IMMERSION

A comparison between the two
methods was made, showing how

given by Carloyn Boujgues

they are similar in aim but
different in approach. ‘‘La Me-