Red+Group

1. What is the CAIU's or your Team's Main Thing? The CAIU mission reflects our main thing. Our main thing is providing excellent educational services to our customers and consumers. 2. Is it ok to have more than one Main Thing within a team? Since our agency is so broad, we do have more than one thing. We are aiming for the mission statement but there are many things that fall under that. For example, there are new mandates to which we need to respond. WIthin the organization, there are strands of focus related to the main thing. Strands become more specific as you drill down to the team and program level. 3. What are some of the things we are doing to communicate and/or achieve our Main Thing? ​ We constantly revisit the organizational goals and the progress being made toward accomplishing those goals. THe professional development plan and PDEP system reflect those connections. 4. What are some things we could be doing to communicate and/or achieve our Main Thing? Check in periodically with staff and make explicit connections. Continue to use the language of the mission statement to clarify what we do. Example: Here's what we are doing to enhance the partnerships (provide example). Use the main thing to determine if we should explore a new venture. Does it link back to educational excellence? Do we have a marketing plan? How do we draw down from an organization plan to specific team plans?

Focus areas if needed to answer these questions
 * 1) Share your vision of what's truly important...
 * 2) Provide regular feedback...
 * 3) Show the team that you care....
 * 4) Identify and eliminate unnecessary activities....
 * 5) Stay consistant.....