Parish Management and Operations

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 73-75, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about loyalty as the hidden benefit and the firing process.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 71 and 72, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about the difference between the person you want to hire and the person who tells you what you want to hear.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 68-70, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about the prior work experience trap.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 66 and 67, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about the art and science of hiring.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 61 through 65, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about the hiring principle and the differences among A-players through F-Players.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 59 and 60, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about Rejection and Failure and How People Make for Superior PMO.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In this two-part presentation of chapter 58, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda concludes his discussion of the PMO Communications Challenge.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In this two-part presentation of chapter 58, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda begins explaining the PMO Communications Challenge.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 55 through 57, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about the art of strategic planning.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapter 54, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about tactical discrimination and delegation.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 52 and 53, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about the bottom line on execution and the purpose of planning tools.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 50 and 51, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda speaks on the art of achieving superior execution.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 47-49, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda speaks about execution on the road less traveled.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 45 and 46, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about organizing, prioritizing and planning.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 43 and 44, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about PMO Strategic Plan Science and Observing, Questioning and Listening through the culture lens.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 41 and 42, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about sharing and planning.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 37-40, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about leaving the culture DNA alone, facing the job performance mirror, communicating the culture, and dealing with turnover.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 35 and 36, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda talks about the primacy of hat switching and the optics of PMO.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 32-34, Catholic businessman Mike Brinda calls us to check on the hats we keep on our rack and explains the consequences of our wearing the wrong hat.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 30-31, Prof. Brinda provides a statement of PMO Culture and an experience of Broken Culture.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 28-29, Prof. Brinda talks about updating the PMO Organizational Chart with Full Disclosure and Advanced Warning.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters 25-27, Prof. Brinda talks about exposing the Grand Illusion to break the Chain of the Broken Culture.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters twenty-two through twenty-four, Michael Brinda talks about fundamentals on culture, change in broken culture, and on the culture killing and replacement hurricane.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters twenty and twenty-one, Michael Brinda talks about culture and the relationship of performance to culture.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapter nineteen, Michael Brinda talks about how the buck stops in PMO.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters sixteen through eighteen, Michael Brinda talks about indicators of PMO Engagement, the removal of suppression, and the revelation of want.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters fourteen and fifteen, Michael Brinda talks about the creation of want and defining the target audience.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters twelve and thirteen, Michael Brinda talks about the identification and repair of what Is broken and the volume of actual PMO usage In relation to potential usage.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapter eleven, Michael Brinda explains that we need a new PMO results measuring yardstick.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In the second part of chapter ten, Michael Brinda talks about PMO and the Parish Mission Statement as a Co-Dependent Relationship.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In part one of chapter ten, Michael Brinda talks about how PMO and the Parish Mission Statement have a co-dependent relationship.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapter nine, Michael Brinda explains critical distinctions between administration and leadership.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters six through eight, Michael Brinda talks about those we serve through PMO, the essence of PMO service to parishioners, and mediocrity in PMO service.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters three through five, Michael Brinda talks about PMO as a Superior Results Paradigm, about applying Business Principles in a PMO Environment, and that the Church is not a Business but . . . .

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapter two, Michael Brinda explains the tyranny of the how over the why.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapter one, Michael Brinda introduces his book by talking about delegation.