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Management & Planning

Management & Planning. Eisenberg-style. Disclaimer. For every realistic, complicated problem There will be a simple, understandable inexpensive solution. H.L. Mencken. Disclaimer. For every realistic, complicated problem There will be a simple, understandable inexpensive solution

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Management & Planning

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  1. Management & Planning Eisenberg-style

  2. Disclaimer For every realistic, complicated problem There will be a simple, understandable inexpensive solution H.L. Mencken

  3. Disclaimer For every realistic, complicated problem There will be a simple, understandable inexpensive solution that will be wrong. H.L. Mencken

  4. Management(aka Leadership) The art and science of making dreams come true.

  5. The Information School • Strategic Plan • Documentation

  6. Management & PlanningEisenberg-style The A-B-C Approach: • Articulate a vision and agenda • Be Strategic • Communicate continuously

  7. Planning

  8. Be Strategic • Strategic Thinking • Strategic Planning

  9. Strategic Thinking • Attitude • Insight and Politically Savvy • Flexibility

  10. Strategic ThinkingAttitude Attitude is everything!

  11. Strategic ThinkingInsight and Political Savvy • Link to organizational initiatives, concerns, and priorities. • Create and use a user-based advisory committee to advise on priorities. • Learn (and use) how things really get done in the organization.

  12. User-BasedAdvisory Committee • Advise on the broad program • Set priorities for program focus and emphasis • Help professionals and staff determine where to spend time and effort • Troubleshoot immediate problems • Engage in long-term problem solving and planning for major problems and concerns • Establish policies

  13. Strategic Thinking

  14. Strategic Thinking

  15. Strategic Thinking

  16. Strategic ThinkingFlexibility • It’s all relative • Expect and accept change • Organizational initiatives, concerns, and priorities change • Library & Information Programs must change

  17. Strategic PlanningThe Systems Approach Output Input Process

  18. Strategic PlanningThe Systems Approach • OUTPUTS: services & instruction • INPUTS: the “stuff” • PROCESSES: making it happen

  19. Continuously CommunicateMechanisms • 10 week memo • Planning matrices • Annual report • Formal meetings • Marketing • ____________________ • ____________________

  20. Whining Summary: Planning • Focus on vision. Think big. • Be systematic and strategic. • Communicate the vision. • Meet with other managers, decision-makers, constituents on a regular basis. • Set up an active Program Advisory Committee.

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