Reconnecting @ Mission College

Moving From I to WE

Dr. J. Laurel JonesFlex Day, Spring 2011Reconnecting @ Mission College

I means alone; We means togetherMission College: Sum of its Parts

Teaching and Learning

Support Services

Organizational Structure & Gov

Administrative Services

Students

District Services

What Does the New We Mean Today?Lean Staffing and Increasing ResponsibilityUnrelenting Demands and ExpectationsAvalanche of CommunicationCompeting Demands on Time and AttentionLess Simplicity and Increased Complexity

We know less about the work life of personnel in different work groups than at any other point in the history of community colleges

What does I look like?Future Thinking Replaced by Crisis Thinking

Complexity keeps people engaged in the silo and not in the whole

Loyalty and commitment is at the operational unit and not at the institution

Where is the good old WE?

Mission College sectors are meaningfully joined or related to each other

Mission College creates internal connections that provide foundations of strength

Mission College creates opportunities for compromise

Mission College is moving forward in unison

Mission College is committed to symbiosisWE Translates to Interconnected

Mission College Shapes the WEInterconnectedness is at the core of decisions and actions that are life affirming and good for the whole

Energy is created from thought; the college attracts energy as well

Celebration occurs and broader connections are desired and sought after by others

Climate changes from Whats in it for Me? to What is Best for Us? Mission develops hope, resiliency and optimism

Our Mission is Your Future (present is a catalyst for the future)

6Shapes the WEWorking together fosters a vibrant core culture

We reflect on the meaning of what we do in a larger context, a wider world

We Believe in Mission College and We Spread the Word!

Excitement

7What Will Mission College Look Like as We Move From I to We?We will be known as a learning institution that embraces change

We will move beyond continuous learning into continuous application

We will seek new opportunities to serve new stakeholders: we will be known for our love of discovery, development, and leveraging of resources

How Will Moving from I to We Feel?We will feel innovative and creative

We will not feel limited by our resource capacity; we will feel wealthy in people

We will feel better by working on our internal capacity and not looking at what we dont have

We will feel like partners to one another and we will be happy for each others successes

We will feel the success of our students first hand

I to WE College Priorities for Spring 2011Professional DevelopmentBest Use of Institutional ResourcesDonating to Ourselves/Giving BackBecoming Part of the CommunityCreating a Strategic EnvironmentCollege-wide Participation and ReflectionIncreasing Inclusive PracticesCreating new Courses and Programs for Students

I to We PrioritiesCreating and Managing Change: Proactive versus Reactive

Creating Vision

Creating College Culture

Creating Effective Leadership across the College

Meeting the Future with Grace

Becoming Mission College Emissaries to the Community11We Are MISSION COLLEGE!!