Leadership Retreat

I took the two assistant vice presidents and five agencies heads on a retreat last week in Townsend. We spent a day and a half focusing on Trust, Curiosity and Veracity. This particular group had never met as a group which is hard to believe considering all the meetings we have!

At any rate, we thought it important to reflect on how well we work together and what we can learn from each other if we are expected to lead the institute to a better future. In addition to the above mentioned topics, we revisited the notion of what we value individually and as an institute. It should come as no surprise that we all agreed individually and then collectively that integrity and quality are at the top of our list of values.

We also agreed that we need to revisit our mission and vision statements and conduct a fresh SWOT analysis. This is perfect timing as we work on the third year of our current five year plan. We will discuss how to go about this process and share additional information as we move forward.

I left the retreat encouraged by our open and honest conversation and I look forward to a stronger and more effective leadership team.