Do you know the next line? If so leave a comment and also share what you are doing to enjoy your summer.
Similar to many of my favorite podcasts, I am offering a “best-of” summer repeat post today. First a quick set-up for you.
In Anita’s last post she highlighted the importance of Building a Change Engine to ensure you have the capacity for a successful change. Improving decision-making capabilities is a crucial aspect of the change engine structure. The quality of decisions during all phases of change impacts the success of any change initiative.
At MnSCU we are focused on providing an opportunity for all Minnesotans to create a better future for themselves, for their families, and for their communities through our Charting the Future work. Leaders, faculty, staff, implementation team members, and stakeholders will all need to make many on-going decisions during the next few years. As in any organization working on transformational change, we will be searching for new ideas, exploring alternatives and examining current policies, procedures and processes and deciding what is the best mix for a successful future. Change demands making hard choices among many options.
Last December I wrote about a conversation McKinsey & Company had with Chip Heath that focused on how to increase the effectiveness of decision-making in organizations and individuals and make better decisions. Here is a link to that blog which includes some practical ideas for developing decision-making capacity in your organization – It’s a WRAP!
I hope you find this “repeat” blog valuable. In case you couldn’t answer my opening question, here is a hint. 
We would love to hear what you are doing to enjoy your summer.
Todd Thorsgaard
Higher EDge 