How can we structure our Krsna conscious plans so we’ll have the greatest impact on the world and the place we live? Strategic planning is a simple and spiritually powerful tool that helps you do just that. It is the method by which any organization defines how it will move into the future. Learn the steps for creating a strategic plan for your region, temple, project or yourself and learn how to stick to plans so they bear fruit. How to create a favorable culture to improving your life and the life of your projects? Learn tips and tricks to keep your plans dynamic and make the difference between wishful thinking and effective strategic planning. This seminar leaves you with easy-to-use skills and substantial handouts to review at your leisure.
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THE STRATEGIC PLANNING WEBSITE – Gopal Bhatta Das & Subhananda Das
Devotees throughout the world are striving to fulfil the mission of Srila Prabhupada to help people find true happiness. Your success can be multiplied by the simple methods of strategic planning. The GBC SPT is pleased to launch the ISKCON Strategic Planning website, an online portal to assist and guide devotees around the world with creating strategic plans for yourself and your project. This seminar walks you through the website demonstrating the key features, benefits and services on offer. During the navigation you will gain knowledge of the basic concepts of strategic planning as well as being introduced to the comprehensive strategic planning model available on the website. Catch a sneak preview of the innovative work in progress on a Strategic Planning Online Tool that will revolutionize the way we lead, strategize, plan, organize, co-ordinate, and communicate in ISKCON in order to realize Srila Prabhupada’s Vision and Mission for ISKCON.
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BUILDING A STRATEGIC VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT – Gopal Bhatta Das & Subhananda Das
Are you able to “see the Woods for the Trees”? Do you see the bigger picture? Do you know which road will reach your goals or objectives? Because if you don’t know where you are going, any road will do.
The importance of a temple, region or project to develop a vision, mission, and values is important for strategic direction. Without the individual foundations of strong values illustrated by a vision to be undertaken by a mission, an organization cannot become an overly successful organization. Without developing a mission, vision, and values to assist in developing a strategy, an organization cannot identify, distinguish or explain itself to its constituencies, devotees, congregation and those we wish to reach out to. This seminar explores the importance of and equips you with the skills and tools to develop a vision, mission, and values for yourself and your project. Learn examples of visioning and strategic thinking in Srila Prabhupada’s life.
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EIGHT STEPS OF CREATING CHANGE – Gopal Bhatta Das – Gopal Bhatta Das
Most leaders know how difficult it is to succeed at affecting positive change in their organizations. In the secular world, almost 90% of all change initiatives fail or partially fail. This seminar reviews the process used to increase the possibility of success in creating strategic change.
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THINK YOU HAVE TOO MUCH TO DO? HOW TO LIVE A BALANCED LIFE AS A DEVOTEE – Vraj Vihari Das
Life as a devotee is demanding. We have our focused sadhana to attend to. We have service that could take up all our waking hours. We have devotees to serve, aspiring devotees to cultivate. Some of us have families to support and give needed attention to. How do we get it all done? Many of us don’t, though we almost die trying. In this presentation we’ll explore keys to live a balanced, productive and anxiety-free Krishna Conscious life.
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FOCUS! HOW MULTITASKING AND THE WANDERING MIND RUIN OUR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS AND OUR HEALTH – Vraj Vihari Das
Krishna says a successful person is “single-minded”. Yet in this technological age, it’s rare to find even devotees who don’t try to multitask. It doesn’t work, and we’ll discuss why. Also Krishna says that we should be in the “present”, neither hankering nor lamenting. We’ll discuss five tips on how to do that in our japa and in our lives.
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THINKING STRAIGHT: THE EIGHT LOGICAL MISTAKES COMMONLY MADE IN ISKCON – Vraj Vihari Das
We don’t know it, but we are surrounded by bad logic, and we often base decisions on such muddy thinking. By the end of this presentation, you’ll learn to recognize the 8 most illogical mistakes devotees make. We will examine real ISKCON writings and discuss how to avoid such fallacies and instead think clearly.
