02/20/2020
Strategic planning is a partnership, from developing strategic priorities to onboarding campus offices and departments and generating collaborative ideas on innovation and engagement.
The President is in charge of developing and implementing strategic priorities for the campuses. They create a strategic roadmap with key performance indicators, initiatives, and projects in alignment with the plan. And then they must engage the student body, faculty, and staff to collaborate and innovate on strategies to move the needle.
When you are developing your college/university strategic plan, make sure you are doing the following to ensure that success is inevitable:
1. Develop a habit of reflection and intention. Look at the strategies and projects you envisioned to move your institution closer to its goal. Are they intentional in driving the intended result? And do you have set dates to reflect on your progress and intention?
2. Become leaders. Leaders embody a service-oriented and empathetic personality. They strive to do whatever it takes to develop their students' self-awareness and potential. Make sure your programming is purpose-driven.
3. Have institutional self-esteem. Believe in your cause. Stop sharing the HOW of your organization, but instead, share the WHY of your projects. Changing your communication from "Come to this event" to "Come to learn about the advantages of developing a servant leadership mindset" will attract a lot more people.
4. Have a vision and believe in it. And take time to develop the goals you want to accomplish along the way.
5. Share your institutional story wherever you go. Your strategic priorities are always directly related to the story and brand of your institution. Share it wherever you can.