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The 12 tweets of Christmas

Seasons greetings! With Christmas on the horizon, we've been busy tweeting our gifts to you. The gifts to date are available below - but don't miss out on =mc's 12 tweets of Christmas - follow us on twitter @The_Mgmt_Centre.

1st day of Christmas: try a different position

Your truelove's gift today is a fundraising download about influence and getting into the donor's mindset... but the skills apply in any influence situation beyond fundraising. Have a look below and see for yourself:

2nd day of Christmas: not just a good gift, a great one!

Today's gift is a download that will help your organisation achieve truly remarkable changes in performance. Good is not good enough anymore. To really be successful, nonprofits need to breakthrough to a higher level of performance:
    •    Click here for your free download on Good to Great
    •    To learn more about strategic planning tools like the Good to Great model, join our Strategy Programme
    •    Click here to find out how our consultancy team can help you go from Good to Great

 

3rd day of Christmas: three stages of innovation

What would you do with 3 French hens anyway? On the 3rd day of Christmas, your truelove's gift today is an insight into innovation and the benefits of looking at it as a process rather than a single activity.  Follow the links below to find out more and to take a free self-assessment test for your innovation value chain: 

 

4th day of Christmas: don't panic! Find solace in the 4 squares...

And don't let those 4 calling birds drive you to drink! The fever of Christmas planning and tying up projects is enough to create a work-life balance meltdown. So our next gift to you is some help in prioritisation – Stephen Covey’s Quadrant decision-base tool helps to differentiate the urgent and important tasks: 

 

5th day of Christmas: Learn how to get your own way... apply the 5Ps of Influence Model

We've had a run on gold rings but we can offer you something much better! Fed up with not getting your way? Use the psychology of persuasion to achieve outstanding results with our 5Ps model. Here's how:

 

6th day of Christmas: Think more about how you think... use Six Thinking Hats


Here's one for anyone who doesn't like goose eggs! We all spend way too much time in meetings not properly paying attention. By thinking more about how we organise meetings and our thinking, we can have more productive gatherings:

    •    Click here for your free download: Six thinking hats
    •    Click here for details of the 1-day Creativity and Innovation programme

 

7th day of Christmas: Our gift for today – tools to be even more intelligent


Swans are a protected species so we've found you something better! There isn’t just one kind of intelligence – there are at least seven. And by learning to unlock these intelligences in ourselves and others we can become more effective and engaging:

    •    Click here for your free download on multiple intelligences and how to use them
    •    Click here for more about the =mc Creativity and Innovation programme
    •    Click here to contact our fundraising consultancy team

 

8th Day of Christmas: 8 structures for innovation... which would work for you?

Today's gift is a download describing the different ways an organisation can structure itself to foster innovation. To spice up the gift, we’ve given the structures memorable names. Are you a Pirate or a Dragon’s Den? Read on to find out:
    •    Click here for your free download on structures for innovation
    •    Click here to find out more about the =mc Creativity and Innovation Programme
    •    Click here to find out how our consultancy team can help you innovate more effectively

 

9th Day of Christmas: The Nine fundraising "Nos"... can a "No" really mean "Yes, but"?

Most of the time when donors say "no" they are simply asking you to ask a better, more targeted question. Learn to recognise the different meanings of the word 'no' and how to react to win over your donor:

 

10th Day of Christmas: Our gift for today – a powerful strategic planning tool

The Strategy Map and Balanced Scorecard (BSC) are useful, visual tools that can clarify and communicate your strategy and action plan in an easy-to-understand framework:
    •    Click here for your free download on how to use the Strategy Map and BSC
    •    If you like this 'Big Idea', you might like some of our other Big Ideas here
    •    Click here to find out about our fundraising consultancy team

 

11th day of Christmas: how good a consultant could you be?

Forget the pipers piping, your truelove's gift today is a quiz about thinking like a management consultant. But you don't have to become a consultant to put the skills to good use. Give it a go, follow the link below and see how you score:
    •    Click here for your free download: Consultancy Quiz
    •    If you like it, you might even be interested in a job at =mc
    •    If you would like to learn more consultancy skills, find out about our Consultancy Programme in the UK
    •    To learn more about how we might be able to help with your organisational challenges, contact our consultancy team

 

12th Day of Christmas: Twelve must-have books for non-profit professionals

Today's gift is a list of leading-edge books for you to read or give to others to read. There are six books for fundraisers and six for non-profit managers. This should give you something to pass the time over Christmas:
    •    Click here for your free download on Twelve must-have books for non-profit professionals
    •    Click here to find out about our management consultancy team
    •    Click here to find out about our fundraising consultancy team
 

 

 

 

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