Critical Practice 1

1.     Focus on direction.  

1.1.      Creating an organizational culture

            ·      Developing positive and productive relationships with all stakeholders

            ·      Facilitating conversations among all stakeholders

            ·      Encouraging and modeling conversations and actions that build trust and support diversity

            ·      Creating a shared culture of caring, communication, and collaboration

1.2.      Working with others to support, encourage, or require high-quality performance

            ·      Working with others to set expectations that promote high levels of performance in every area

            ·      Ensuring that everyone has strategic and actionable short-term and long-term improvement goals

            ·      Establishing follow-up processes to monitor implementation of expectations and goals

            ·      Providing feedback, direction, and support to strengthen performance

  1.3.      Using a vision, mission, and strategic plan to make decisions and inform actions

            ·      Collaborating with others to develop a mission, vision, and strategic plan that reflect the beliefs,                         values, ethics, and focus of the organization

            ·      Ensuring that current and future practices are consistent with the vision and mission and are based                     on the strategic plan

            ·      Engaging in ongoing discussions and investigations, looking outside the norm for more effective                         ways of integrating the mission, vision, and strategic plan