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Stakeholder Engagement for Strategic Planning
By: Pamela A. Posey, Harvard Doctorate of Business Administration
We have known for decades that people who participate in decision-making that affects their work feel a higher degree of ownership and commitment to that work. We also know that where more people are involved in a joint process of common interest, the quality of output is higher. The same is true of strategic planning. High involvement in the process by a variety of stakeholders tends to generate better outcomes and a greater sense of ownership. Many organizations are using broad engagement strategies to increase participation in and commitment to strategic planning.
Who should be engaged in the strategic planning process? Key stakeholders to be involved in strategic planning are those having a vested interest in the success of the organization. They include employees, unions, customers, vendors, shareholders, regulatory agencies, owners, supply chain partners, community members, and others who depend on and/or serve the organization.
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Join EvCC's Visioning Event on Strategic Planning this Month
Attend our Visioning Event on April 20 and 21.
- Join in high energy discussions to identify our strategic themes
- Meet other interesting community-minded individuals
- Help shape the future of your local community college
"Your voice is vitally important to us as we create a strategic plan that will guide our future. Please join us." - EvCC President David Beyer
RSVP to: strategicplanning@everettcc.edu
For more information please visit: www.everettcc.edu/strategicplanning |
Everett Community College Partners with Industry to Train Students for Aerospace Jobs
EVERETT, WA - Everett Community
College celebrated its ongoing partnership for education and training with The Boeing Company at a reception March 29.
"Everett Community College and Boeing have formed a partnership to develop skills needed for their current and future workforce needs. This strategic partnership ensures students are successfully prepared for aerospace industry jobs," said Chase Townsend, Senior Manager of Boeing's Aerospace Academic Alignment Team.
The partnership helps address the statewide shortage of trained aerospace workers, said EvCC President David Beyer.
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Photo: Members of The Boeing Company's Aerospace Academic Alignment Team joined Everett Community College officials to celebrate EvCC's partnership with Boeing at a reception March 29, including EvCC Vice President of Instruction Sandra Fowler-Hill (left); EvCC President David Beyer; Michael Greenwood, Senior Manager of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Manufacturing and Quality Workforce Management and Integration; Chase Townsend Senior Manager of Boeing's Aerospace Academic Alignment Team; Jeff Stone, Director of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Manufacturing and Quality Workforce Management and Integration; John Bonner, Executive Director of EvCC's Aerospace Solutions Group; and Melissa Helmenstine, Boeing Aerospace Academic Alignment Team Senior Project Lead. |
