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John Whitesides

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

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Management tool to help your community do a better job

Allows focus of limited energy and resources

Aids the organization in adjusting to changes in the internal and external environments

Creative process

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It’s a processSetting goalsUnderstanding what we do nowLooking toward the futureEvaluating response optionsUnderstanding and prioritizing

resources

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Crafting a missionAssessing the situationDevelopment of a strategy to achieve

the mission and visionFraming an organizational structure

to best utilize resources to accomplish goals

Writing the plan

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Efforts lead to actionBuilds a shared visionParticipatory processExternally focusedConsiders available dataOpenness to

questions/comment/criticismCore to effective management

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Having a purposeWhy are we here?What are we doing?What do we seek to accomplish?Are they relevant?Do they reflect the work of the

organization?

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Broad conceptIncludes the business of the

organizationStatement of values that guide the

accomplishment of the mission

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Providing the highest quality health

services in partnership with our

people

and the Alaska Tribal Health System

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The most global conceptThe successful accomplishment of

the mission

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Alaska Natives are the healthiest people in the world

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Get ready…Is time available?StakeholdersFunding/FinancesGathering information

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Mission and VisionRelevantRepresentative of the organization

and workTrue to the purpose and values

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Assessing the environmentPractical look at todayEducated look at tomorrowAwareness of resourcesSWOTCritical issuesUse of resources

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Developing Strategies and GoalsTime and flexibilityAgreement on priorities

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Creating the planWrite it downWho is involvedLevel of detailFollow upOwnershipAccountabilityLiving document

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Find the right balance for you and the organization

Focus your efforts where necessaryPrioritize