Leadership OktibbehaJanuary 8, 2009

Building Strategic Community Partnerships; Vision-to-Action

Opportunities and Challenges

of Being a University Community

Phil HardwickCoordinator of Capacity Development

John C. Stennis Institute of Government

Mississippi State University

I never dreamed I would see the day that…

Peter Drucker

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Venn Diagram Exercise

A community is a collection of people with a common interest.

• Relationships – connections to activities and organizations

• Interests – common concerns

• Place

Exercise 1- Group X

• Assume that you have been given a camera and requested to take a photograph of something that needs changing in Oktibbeha County. Describe the photo that you would have taken.

Exercise 1- Group Y

• Assume that you have been given a camera and requested to take a photograph of something that represents the best of Oktibbeha County. Describe the photo that you would have taken.

Image

Message?

Values?

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Top Number = Commuters Bottom Number = Out Commuters

• 1. Adopt a "can do" attitude; 2. Shape their vision; 3. Leverage their resources; 4. Raise up strong leaders; 5. Encourage an entrepreneurial approach;

6. Maintain local control; 7. Build their brand; and 7½. Embrace the teeter-totter factor.

Highly Effective Communities

• Passionate Leadership

• Written Mission Statement/Strategic Plan

• Basics Covered

• Community Spirit

• Business Involvement

• Active Marketing

• Outsiders Welcome

Passionate Leadership

• Plato Ike Max

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Written Mission Statement/Plan

• To preserve and enhance our unique environment and lifestyle on behalf of the people of Vernon through the provision of dynamic and accountable leadership and effective municipal services. City of Vernon, British Columbia

• People are our priority... We take care of the people who take care of Carlsbad (CA).

• Richland, WA Strategic Plan -

Basics Covered

• Emergency services

• Public works

• Financial ratings

• Roads & bridges

Community Spirit

• Volunteerism

• Involvement

• Pride of place

• Care for others

Business Involvement

• Investment of capital and people

• Business recognize the value of community involvement

• Headquarters companies

Active Marketing

• Internal

• External

• “The message that is sent is never the message that is received.”

Welcome OutsidersWelcome Outsiders

Thinking about the history of your community, what is the

single thing or event that changed your community more

than anything else?

Caused Change

• 16 – Misc. (18)• 15 - Technology (2)• 14 - Natural event (3)• 13 - Government Leadership (3)• 12 - Crime (3)• 11 - New facility - other (5)• 10 – Closing of a facility (5)• 9 - A person (7)

Caused Change (cont.)

• 8 - Demographic change (8)

• 7 - Economic change (8)

• 6 - Opening of Casino (11)

• 5 - Opening of College (11)

• 4 - Opening of Manufacturing facility (13)

• 3 – Transportation (13)

Caused change (cont.)

2 - A group of people (19)

1 - Civil Rights/Racial Issues (26)

Who flies the kite?Who flies the kite?

Thank you!

Phil Hardwick