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1. What is the CAIU's or your Team's Main Thing? Our mission - Educational Excellence through Leadership Partnership, Innovation - Goals define the mission for that year/time frame, as well as the main thing for the teams because not every goal touches each team. - Goal is much more specific and goes beyond the mission
 * Individual goals assist in accomplishing team goals.

Mission - CAIU Goal Team Goal Individual Goal

2. Is it ok to have more than one Main Thing within a team? Admin - pulling the many facets/participants of the IU together; creating the environment so the mission can be achieved (i.e., compliance, policies) Business - Serving/supporting internal clients in regards to financial data; keeping the IU fiscally sound; providing services to the districts HR/Communications -Supporting employees so they have confidence that their benefits are secure, they will be paid, etc., thereby giving them the peace of mind needed to perform their jobs well.

3. What are some of the things we are doing to communicate and/or achieve our Main Thing? Advertise our mission statement; keep it in the forefront and reminding employees in meetings, etc. Logo exemplifies our mission. New Employee Evaluations are based on the mission. We effectively and consistently communicate to our employees. Press coverage.

4. What are some things we could be doing to communicate and/or achieve our Main Thing? Annual report Need to communicate with the legislators and PDE regarding the services we provide.

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.....