Commitment to "how"

I didn't get to a distillation of feedback from the all-staff meeting last weekend as I had hoped. That's still on the to-do list for sure. There is something that has happened in the interim, however, that needs to be shared.

In our staff meeting this past week (ITS Leadership) we did a brief review of the all-staff meeting. The highlight of our review was a commitment to working on the "how" for each of the themes.

I'm challenging myself to personally add to how we're going to achieve the goals inherent to each of the themes and to also stimulate broader action that will support each of the themes. All of the senior leadership of ITS agreed that this was a laudable goal, and we thought this was something we should all do. And not just for those of us sitting around the table at the Penn Stater, but that we'll ask everyone to make the same commitment.

What can you personally do to "leverage ITS"? What can you do to encourage others to do the same?

What can you personally do to "strengthen our relationships with campuses and colleges"? What can you do to encourage others to do the same?

What can you personally do to "put the core business of Penn State in the center of service design and delivery"? What can you do to encourage others to do the same?

What can you personally do to "develop a culture of collaboration and teamwork"? What can you do to encourage others to do the same?

I'm taking stock of how I'm doing in these areas and at our next all-staff meeting, I'd like to report back on what I've done and reflect back what you have done, too. Sometime between now and May, I'll be asking for you to tell me what you've done, no matter how small or large and we'll find a way to share how it is we've all taken steps in these directions.