ARE:A Renewal Enterprise

Surviving Busy Seasons

It's been a busy month here at A.R.E. We've been on the road quite a bit, helping a number of our clients faciliate revisioning and retooling processes. We've been out working with several potential clients who are trying to sort out what they need exactly; in some ways, that's my favorite part of this work. It's fun to dream with people about what might be possible and watch as they work up the organizational energy to begin making it a reality.

Surviving Busy Seasons

It's been a busy month here at A.R.E. We've been on the road quite a bit, helping a number of our clients faciliate revisioning and retooling processes. We've been out working with several potential clients who are trying to sort out what they need exactly; in some ways, that's my favorite part of this work. It's fun to dream with people about what might be possible and watch as they work up the organizational energy to begin making it a reality.

People In Your Organization Want A Voice

20-somethings who are entering the workforce today have been shaped by their experiences on the web. Although there is a sort of competition around who can collect the most friends on My Space or Face Book, there is no hierarchy in the online universes. These young adults have grown up in an online environment where each voice is as important as every other. They expect to be heard and they expect to be taken seriously. Anybody who wants to recruit, hire, teach, market and sell to, or reach in any way - including those who are called to share a faith with them - needs to be aware of this reality and be prepared to enter into a relationship that is based on mutual respect. Participative decision making processes must be standard procedure for any business, school, or religious organization that hopes to include this new generation. But it might be helpful to note that it's not just emerging generations demanding mutual respect and an equal voice in decision-making processes these days. According to Jim Fitzgerald of the Associated Press, at least some members of the oldest generations are making exactly the same demands.