Craig’s Friday Countdown - Strat Plan Prep Pages

Strat Plan Prep Pages

Mayor Gluba and the City Council will be meeting Saturday for a strategic planning session.  Staff has assembled a preparatory 61 page collection of information with a mix of facts, observations and process advice.  Here’s my favorite 12 pages. 

12 – Page 14: A HBR summary of contemporary product development strategy.  Cities are products.

11 – Page 8: Corp Counsel Warner’s summary of what makes a great place.

10 – Page 57:  Communication Director Nahra’s offering from the Poynter Institute’s summary of their new strategic vision.

9 – Page 21:  How focusing on aspirations is more productive than fixating on problems or creating wish lists.  From Library Director Thompson.

8 – Page 25:  Ten principles of servant leadership, from HR Director Sherman.

7 – Page 38:  Facts are stubborn things. 

6 – Page 27:  Finance Director Wright submits an excerpt from Good To Great and the Social Sectors. 

5 – Page 54:  Some suggested strategies from Chief Schaeffer.

4 – Page 52:  Suggested focus areas on increasing human capital and diversity from Civil Rights Director Lacey.

3 – Pages 1 & 2:  Midwest cities can compete. 

2 – Page 55:  Assistant to the City Administrator Spiegel’s suggested focus on being sustainable, innovative and collaborative.

1 – Page 19:  Chief Washburn’s perfectly simple admonition.