Bending Granite: Leading Change in the Culture of Higher Education
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True stories of leading change in the book Bending Granite illustrate concepts that transcend a broad range of organizations. At the same time, we also know that culture matters. Higher education’s hallmarks for independent, critical thinking and distributed governance create a culture that can make change feel like "bending granite." Maury Cotter and Kathleen Paris, co-compilers of Bending Granite, will focus this interactive session on leading change in higher education, with a “Pull v. Push” approach.
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This new book, Bending Granite: 30+ true stories of leading change (ACTA, 2022), presents stories across a range of organizations and cultures. UW-Madison pilot program for addiction treatment goes national. An office staff, after years of troubled relationships, becomes a model for other departments. A hospital cuts its patient preventable accident rate to zero. A low-income neighborhood partners with Madison police officers. The stories illustrate fundamental concepts and approaches to inspire you to lead change from wherever you are by sharing what works and how you can adapt successful strategies.
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Presenters:
Maury Cotter, Co-founder and Director Emeritus, Office of Quality Improvement, UW-Madison, and co-founder and past President - NCCI.
Kathleen A. Paris, Ph.D., Distinguished Consultant Emeritus, UW-Madison, Author, and Consultant.
When: September 14, 2022, 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Details: Zoom access information will be provided to registrants prior to event.
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NCCI 2022 Annual Conference – October 6-7 – Virtual Conference Registration Free to All at UVA!
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The Network for Change and Continuous Innovation (NCCI) 2022 Annual Conference, October 6-7, is virtual with regional in-person options. UVA’s institutional registration makes the virtual conference free to everyone in the UVA community!
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Gain insights and solutions regarding change management, process improvement, strategic planning, project management, and innovation in higher education.
Conference highlights include:
- A keynote on leadership, inclusion, and culture
- A panel of thought leaders on a growth mindset
- Sessions that cover skills and tools, lessons learned, and trending topics
- Exciting opportunities to expand your professional network
You may choose to attend the conference at a regional site which involves an additional registration with costs.
The face-to-face experience will have additional programming including roundtable discussions, networking opportunities, and the chance to hear about the excellent work on member campuses.
Have questions about registration or the conference? Contact Tim Kelley here.
Read more and register for free here.
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2021-22 OE Annual Report Highlights
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OE partnered with more than 1,355 members of the UVA community to drive planning, improvement, and change and in doing so, advance our vision to unleash and amplify the impact of UVA.
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At-a-Glance
- 96% of initiatives achieved their purpose and goals
- 84% reported positive results when applying learnings from programs
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OE is a resource to support institutional and school/unit-level goals and priorities. Read the OE Annual Report.
Contact us to explore how our partnership can support your organization to establish priorities and plan effectively, enhance organizational performance, improve processes and services, and realize sustained changes.
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Operational Planning for New Spaces
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Photo by Dan Addison
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Recently, an ad-hoc group with members from schools and central areas convened to share learnings for opening a building. They shared learnings and questions based on local experiences that are transferable and applicable from building to building in an effort to promote a more comprehensive approach. In addition, several key pan-institutional opportunities for collaboration emerged.
Using the Integrated Space Planner from Brightspot Strategy as a guiding framework, the group developed a list of questions and topics that are helpful when considering opening new spaces. These included building access, service offerings, staffing, signage, and visitors. One opportunity the group identified and continues to collaborate on is how to more effectively schedule and manage events.
With support from OE, the collective wisdom benefitted the direct participants from Contemplative Sciences Center, School of Data Science, Facilities Management, McIntire School of Commerce, Student Health, School of Engineering, and Student Housing. The next phase of work is how to scale and operationalize this framework and knowledge, so it is accessible to anyone at the University to assist them in opening new spaces effectively.
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Operating Principles for Effective Teams
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As part of their leadership team retreat, the University Library Special Collections team collaborated on developing operating principles for their group and are refining and practicing their principles.
When teams jump into doing work without establishing how they want to collaborate, it’s a recipe for clashes, drama, and miscommunication. Operating Principles provides a simple structure for the team to draft 4-6 ground rules everyone can agree on and abide by, to help you work together more effectively from the start. Operating Principles engages all and only takes about 30 minutes to complete.
Visit the SY Partners toolkit to learn the five steps for any group to co-create Operating Principles and other tools designed to help teams flourish.
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RESOURCES
“Teaming is the art of communicating and coordinating with people across boundaries of all kinds - expertise, status, and distance to name the most important.” - Amy Edmundson
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