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Happening Today! If you are interested in finding out more about how an MS in Engineering Management can advance your leadership career at Tufts University Gordon Institute, then check out the latest fireside chat from our partners at the Master of Engineering Management Programs Consortium with Emine Baris A. of Microsoft

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You've established your learner-centered vision and you've began implementing, but something feels off... Things are going way slower than anticipated and there doesn't seem to be a way to go faster. What do you do? In Devin's (@learnercenteredleadership) latest blog post for Catalyst, he shares how they got unstuck during his time at Vista USD and why it required a reimagining of education change management. https://hubs.ly/Q02zr9_f0

https://lnkd.in/duEf-22b I've always been an advocate for strategy execution. Recalling several debates with industry leaders over the past 10years, there's this obvious disconnect between the Strategic plan and the Strategic action. Most CEOs and COOs feel justified to finish the planning in the board rooms and leave the artillery engagement to operations or teams without any partnership/handholding or involvement from the C-suite. I didnt relent on my position over the daunting years, having to even lose strategic roles because of my insistence on the need to bridge the gap and I thank Ricardo Viana Vargas for bringing this disconnect to a point of clarity using his deep Project Management experience driven through the 10 guiding principles! I will ofcourse be further advocating this cause in current and future roles.

My latest blog: 2 Instructional Designer Questions for Project Sponsors. Last week, I attended "Demonstrating the Value of L&D Leadership," hosted by David Lieberman of Gravity Learning. I have to admire just how much insight David provided in 90 minutes. I have 2 "ah hah" takeaways in this blog - questions Instructional Designers can ask when conducting a needs assessment with a project sponsor. https://lnkd.in/ggSgGMFw

Good article on building a more strategic mentor/mentee relationship. The article goes through the 8 steps from 1. defining where you want to be to 8. Assess and adjusting.

My Alma Mater, Michigan State University, recently announced Jonathan Smith as the new Football head coach. What intrigued me most about him is his slogan- “Low Ego, High Output.” My first thought was, that sounds like an agile team! 👏 On a high-performing agile team, teammates check their egos at the door, and work together to iteratively release products and features that deliver value to the customer. But what about the difference between Output vs. Outcomes? In agile, Outputs are efforts that are quantifiable, for example: 🏈Points per game 🏈 Number of turnovers 🏈 Pass completion rate Outputs are the first level of results, while Outcomes are benefits derived from outputs. Outputs are measurable and can be seen immediately after implementing a program. Outcomes are more difficult to measure or validate and depend on how the output is perceived by stakeholders. Coach Smith’s stakeholders include the players, parents, alumni, media, and the overall population of college football fans. He’ll face challenges with ever changing world of college football, with the transfer portal, NIL, and even pay for play in discussion. As he mentioned, he’s ready to get to work. Here’s to building a strong program, Coach Smith! 🙌 #output #outcomes #agileteams #agilecoach

I've had 7 direct messages in the last week from school leaders asking the same question. "I'm on my own trying to plan for next school year. What should I prioritize?" Here's what I sent them, in case it's helpful for you, too: - Pick 3 priorities based on what the biggest gaps were this past year - Create progress metrics and EOY goals attached to those priorities to measure progress - Define your student expectations and response to those expectations with extreme clarity - Create your summer PD calendar - Define your intellectual prep expectations - Write or revise your attendance playbook - Write no more than 5 goals for all leaders along with key responsibilities - Write no more than 5 goals for all staff (teachers, Ops, culture, any support staff) so everyone knows with clarity what they need to win on - Create your school schedule to maximize instructional time in priority courses - Design ideal weekly calendars for all leaders to ensure they're spending time in the right places to win on goals - Write out the most critical leader, teacher, and student actions for all common times (lunch, arrival, dismissal, transitions) And as you're creating, enlist your team for input and to help. That's not a complete list, but if you walk into the summer with those done, you'll be able to breathe a little easier knowing you and your team have clarity. If you want to move from working on to winning on, the first step is getting clear. --- PS: If you need support for next year, send me a DM. We're created exemplars and PD to help school teams to design each of those and are working with 25+ schools across the country to make sure they can take a break this summer. :)

Celebrating 2 Decades of Excellence! Join us on our journey through EPIC history. # 3 Stay connected to your roots. EPIC’s journey was shaped by the connections it nurtured over the years. One pivotal figure in this journey was Dr. Shig-Ming Lee, former Chairman of the Industrial Engineering Department at Florida International University's Center for Engineering and Computing. His wisdom and guidance opened doors and laid the foundation for EPIC’s success. Johnny and Alfredo ventured deeper into the world of continuous improvement and decided to return to FIU-CEC to talk to former professors Mario Sanches and Dr. Lee, both of whom became great allies. Dr. Lee, as the director of FIU’s Department of External Programs, seized the chance to introduce a Lean Management class. Johnny and Alfredo swiftly developed the program, enlisting the assistance of MEPs Phil Centoze, Gil Lugo, and Ernesto Castano, resulting in its immediate success. Around that time, J’s brother, Gubiath Rojas was working at Caterpillar and was heavily involved in their Six Sigma program, giving him great expertise very early on. Johnny saw the opportunity and worked with Gubiath in the design of EPIC’s first lean six sigma green belt.    EPIC’s commitment to build meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships extended beyond the classroom. A weekend course with Bright Star led to a significant project and the introduction of another important name in EPIC’s history: Marcos Rossi, a Supply Chain Director at Bright Star who later developed and taught EPIC-FIU's Supply Chain Management class. “And it all goes back to that guy.” - remembers Alfredo. “Always smiling and willing to help, there’s just so much we owe to Dr. Lee and to FIU.” As EPIC celebrates two decades of excellence, we express great gratitude to Dr. Lee and all the FIU-CEC team who helped shape this remarkable journey. #business #businessstrategy #success #productivity #improvement #gettingthingsdone #strategy #consultants #engineering #leadership #businessmindset #management #continuousimprovement #government #sixsigma

PAC (Practical Application Course) 101 is a new training created for administrators who have been with the company for 6 - 18 months. PAC 101 is a skill-building deep dive into guidelines, best practices, and how an administrator’s role connects to the big picture. Attendees also formed relationships with peers, leadership, and corporate partners. Hear from a couple of attendees on what they thought of PAC 101: • "This training taught me a world of information I had no exposure to, and I am very excited to take all of this information and use it going forward to my team, branch, company, and self to grow. Thank you SO MUCH for inviting me to this lesson!" • "This training is extremely helpful to anyone new to the company. You get a crash course in a variety of areas, and you see how each person's job touches and impacts the other. I found this training so helpful in understanding my role in the company. " Thank you to all attendees for kicking off PAC 101! #PCIproud #employeedevelopment