• Core Strength in Action

    Date: 2010.03.15 | Category: Organizational Pilates, Technology | Tags:

    When I first injured my back in 2003, I was surprised that the first exercises my physiotherapist gave me focused on the transverse abdominal muscles.  I had done a plethora of stomach exercises before then but never paid attention to those little guys. Viagra for women Viagra sale

    The premise: a strong core is the root of overall healthy functioning.

    We like this philosophy at Framework. Prospecto levitra  We like it so much we practice it all the time in the form of “Organizational Pilates”.  For a bit more detail about Organizational Pilates as our core management practice, take a quick read of Anil’s September 2009 guest post in Volunteer Vancouver’s blog.

    For now, I’d like to share an example of how the exercises and ‘training’ we’ve been doing for the past year or so (our organizational pilates regime) are translating into agility, flexibility and overall effectiveness.

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    The Success

    The GenNext volunteers in London are motiv Pastillas levitra ated and passionate to make the 1st London Timeraiser a huge success.  They are currently out connecting with local businesses like WCS Financial and Libro Financial Group who will sign on as spon sors Online levitra so we can buy artwork at fair market value from local artists.

    When a volunteer confirms a new corporate sponsor, we are able to alleviate the burdensome administration around partnership agreements, invoices, etc. Levitra achat Cheap viagra online  After one quick email containing contact information, we can produce all the necessary documents, email Purchase viagra online them over, and often have everyth ing signed Levitra pill in 20 minutes. Viagra levitra

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    On our end, what used to take us, on average 3 days, can now take 20 minutes start to finish with the end result being more organized and more transparent. Viagra alternatives

    The Process: Before & After

    We have completely removed printers, faxes, paper and pens from this workflow and instead rely on a wicked integration of Salesforce.com and EchoSign.

    I won’t go into it here, because it’s much for fun to have Amanda take you through the process in this concise and colourful video (shown above). Really, it’s a good video, even the folks at the EchoSign blog said so!

    How we got here: Organizational Pilates regime

    Our success can be attributed to our strong organizational core. Viagra sin receta  Our daily pilates regime builds:

    1. Strength to evaluate and implement technology that works best for us
    2. Agility to practice processes that can engage new ideas and evaluate them against our existing programming
    3. Focus to always use programming that engages and supports the best staff and volunteers
    4. Resiliency to learn from the work that we, and other like-minded initiatives, are doing
    5. Motivation to share everything we know, data we have and insight we generate

    We’re going to keep on this exercise regime; we’ re feeling fit as ever! Levitra contraindicaciones Over the counter viagra Viagra bestellung  And one thing I learned from my back injury is that maintenance is everything: I re-injured my back last year having neglected my transverse abdominus exercises.  Luckily I enjoy our organizational pilates more than actual exercise!

    Let us know how you exercise your organization’s core!