Fourth and inches: the point in a football game where they’re almost over the goal…but just need that final push to get there. And the crowd goes wild when it works as planned, but just as often the punter is brought in, after the goal isn’t attained.
Many things need to happen on the field to get to this point:
- Knowing each player’s, and the other team’s players, strengths and weaknesses
- Calling the correct plays
- Having the right people where they need to be
- Consistently moving forward, with everyone’s eye on the same goal.
The Long-Term Financial Sustainability Workgroup at Minnesota State has been moving towards the goal of making our system sustainable for the future.
They’ve kept going by strategically identifying, then listening to and involving, all stakeholders, right from the start; communicating with everyone, clearly and consistently; figuring out who needs to be where and when, and moving steadily forward toward their goal.
The workgroup’s next move is a study session presentation to the Minnesota State Board of Trustees on Tuesday, November 15, at 3:15 p.m. You can listen to streaming audio here.
Cindy Schneider
Higher EDge 