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Working The WIC (or how to get voted off the island). Times Change: After the “Wright Brothers” * “Living” sec. 309: a work-in-progress * Changing expectations A Strategic Council or a Work Group? * “Helicoptering” Above The Weeds * Toothpick People or Forest Folk
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Working The WIC (or how to get voted off the island) • Times Change:After the “Wright Brothers” • * “Living” sec. 309: a work-in-progress • * Changing expectations • A Strategic Council or a Work Group? • * “Helicoptering” Above The Weeds • * Toothpick People or Forest Folk • * Communication……and Feedback • * Membership: tenure/rotation • Federal co-chair • State co-chair
Change & The WIC • People ……and Perspectives • * ETA • * State • * BLS • Strategic Planning: Who Do We Want To Be? • * 3Rs: Role, Refocus, Redirection • * A 4th: Re-energize • * A Different Level…..Different Outcomes…… • Different Priorities……Different Players • * Some Speed Bumps • * Time……and The “End Game”
Issues & Opportunities Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast The Queen of Hearts • Different Things For Different Times • * Life cycle • * Cultures • * Priorities • Of Stakeholders, Allies & Partners • * NASWA…and the administrators…and “us” • Complementary Advantages • Complementary Customers • Complementary Focus • Complementary Strategies
Issues and Opportunities-cont.- • * WIC/NASWA Work Teams • - Local Data Needs • - Marketing • * OVAE • * Others
Futuring The WIC: Beyond The Horizon • The WIC Engine: Where New Track Needs To Go • Some Needs: • * Bifocals • * Shared identity • * Shared commitment to “resource” the • system • * New uniforms • * Strategic is “different”……and necessary • WIA Re-authorization