Managing Change

Penny Perdue

Executive Assistant to the President

Why interested in

change?

…..kids growing up

…..new job

…..master’s degree

…..sleeping position

3 Feet

Change = Stress (for many)

Leading ≠ Managing

“….there is a fine difference between

vision and hallucination…..”

Dr. Mehmet Oz, quoting Keith Reemtsma, Fortune 2-27-12

Then….

No walls or classrooms

Now….

well, we fixed that.

Then….

Competencies and Portfolios

Penny

Perdue

Now….

Grades and Transcripts

Official Transcript

Penny Perdue

Acct 801……….A

Bio629…………A

Econ762……….A

Mgmt884………A

Econ763……….A

Mgmt885………A

Upper Division Only

60 credit hours

Juniors and Seniors

Master’s and Doctorates

Finally – a Four Year Institution

Freshmen coming to

GSU in 2014

Artist’s Rendering of New GSU Housing

A difference:

What was and now is,

and

what was not and now is.

Then….. …..and now

No Walls Classrooms

Competencies Traditional Grades

Upper Division Four Year University

Commuter Campus Student Housing

Then….. …..and now

No Walls Classrooms

Competencies Traditional Grades

Traditional Budgeting PBAC

Fractured CC Relationships Solid CC Relationships

Trimesters Semesters

Jenzabar Computer System Datatel Computer System

Upper Division Four Year University

Commuter Campus Student Housing

Traditional Budgeting

CBPA

CHHS

COE

CAS

Library

ITS

PBAC Planning and Budget Advisory Council

Community College Relationships

Not really this bad

But now we are on

the same team.

Community College

Relationships

Linda Uzureau

Assistant to the President for

Community College Relationships

First meeting of the Alliance for Degree Completion

Community College

Relationships

Community College

Relationships

Dual Degree Signing Ceremonies

Dual Degree Program

Trimesters vs. Semesters

3 2+1

Is there a difference?

Trimesters vs. Semesters

Calendar Research and

Implementation Task Force

Implementation Team

Deployment Phase

New Computer System

New Computer System

Project Rollout

President

Exec. Sponsor Team Vendor Proposals

Evaluation Team

Project Mgmt. Team Campus Wide

Advisory Group

Data Standards &

Reporting Support

Team

CUG – Users

Group

Business Process

Analysis

IT Support Team

Finance Core

Team

HR Resources

Core / Process

Team

Advancement &

Alumni Core /

Process Team

Student Core

Team

Business &

Finance

Operations

Process

Team

Budget

Process

Team

Procure-

ment

Process

Team

Fin. Aid &

Student

Accounts

Process

Team

Student

Records &

Degree

Audit

Process

Team

Catalog &

Schedule

Process

Team

Recruitment &

Admissions Process

Team

Registration &

Advising Process

Team

New Computer System

What if we?

Why not?

Gift Processing

what they thought……

Gift Processing

what was really happening……

?

So, how can we, as PAs,

help manage change?

- Lead when you can

- Keep eyes and ears open

- Give (and accept) feedback

- See the big picture – but

manage the details

- Question privately, agree

publicly

So, how can we, as PAs,

help manage change?

- Lead when you can

- Keep eyes and ears open

- Give (and accept) feedback

- See the big picture – but

manage the details

- Question privately, agree

publicly

CHANGE

Instead, a matter of success

and survival

Not a preference or

even a choice