Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy
April 19 - 23, 2008
Scottsdale, Arizona
Track IV: Organizational Effectiveness Skills
The purpose of this track is to provide the resources needed to ensure the long-term effectiveness of an organization. This leadership perspective widens to examine differing roles and styles, respectively, and to identify potential areas for improvement. Individuals learn how to align their institution's systems, structures, and processes to benefit all of their stakeholders. Sessions explore the skills and tools needed to effect change and consistently improve the organization.
SKILLS LEARNED:
- Strengthen leadership skills while defining the facilities manager's role in institutional administration.
- Determine how to set direction with mission, values, and tactical planning.
- Gain a greater understanding of the institutional strategy: the strategic map.
- Learn about the customer perspective: corporate, department, and unit.
- Establish an understanding of the financial/resource perspective.
- Broaden your understanding of the business processes perspective.
- Attain an understanding of the learning and growth perspective.
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Thanks to all who made APPA 2008 a success!
Presentations and photos are now available from APPA 2008: the Rise to Greatness.
Mark your calendars for APPA 2009, July 8-10 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Study Shows School Cleanliness Affects Learning
A recent national study of college students determined there is a correlation between the cleanliness of a school’s facilities and students’ academic achievement. Entitled Cleanliness and Learning in Higher Education, the study was based around the five levels of clean identified in APPA’s Custodial Staffing Guidelines for Educational Facilities. More information.The final report is available free to APPA members and for $30 for nonmembers through the APPA bookstore
Reducing Greenhouse Gases & Achieving Climate Neutrality
On June 18 APPA produced a webinar on the topic of sustainability, presented by Walter Simpson and sponsored by Haley&Aldrich.
Miss it or want to watch it again? View a recording of the webinar and download a PDF of the presentation here.
Supporting Sustainability
The Green Campus: Meeting the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability
In the APPA Bookstore
Environmental Compliance Assistance Guide for Colleges and Universities, second edition
Your Vote Your Voice
A nonpartisan, nationwide campaign created by the National Campus Voter Registration Project to engage college students in the electoral process.www.yourvoteyourvoice.org
