Strategic Clarity and Effective Management SEEK CLARITY 1

Strategic Clarity and Effective Management

SEEK CLARITY 1 Direction – Goals, mission, vision, values 2 Roles – Who’s accountable for what work? Who else is involved? 3 Process – How will your team grow & work?

RASCI – For Team Clarity Responsible – on the project team, has tasks assigned to them in plan Accountable – the one person held accountable for the results of the project Supporting – aids in completion of tasks – their time is required Consulted – Someone who’s input would guide the direction of the project or area Informed – emailed/told the status of a project (because their work might be affected)

KRA Document = Job Description • Individual Clarity • Purpose of Role • Sections for RASCI w/Descriptions

Process Clarity Plan • Develop and document a trusted system • Must refer to it, Everyone must use it • As the leader, it’s up to you • Everything is a cycle/system Innovate Execute • Identify in order to manage • You will have more than one Debrief

Planning Cycle CAA Sept-October-July August September Planning Budgets, Goals, Project Plans, Calendar, RASCI Execute Meeting rhythms, completion of tasks, events Debrief SWOT, Team Retreat Innovate Idea approvals

DISCOVER, DEVELOP, AND DEPLOY YOUR TEAM

HISTORY • SOME HIGHLIGHTS, LOTS OF LOWLIGHTS • THE SWITCH: COUNSELORS AS CUSTOMERS

WE CREATE EXTRAORDINARY ENVIRONMENTS THAT DISCOVER, DEVELOP, AND DEPLOY LIFETIME DISCIPLE MAKERS

Staffing Plan Recruiting Selecting/ Onboarding Training/ Professional Development Spiritual Development Deployment/Alumni

RECRUITING • • • PRAYER GET EARLY COMMITMENTS FROM YOUR BEST PEOPLE FOR NEXT YEAR. UTILIZE BEST FORMER STAFF TO RECRUIT NEW STAFF UTILIZE BEST NEW HIRES TO RECRUIT NEW STAFF CREATE WINSOME ENVIRONMENTS FOR NEW RECRUITS TO INTERACT WITH OLD STAFF – CULTURE CREATE HELPFUL DOCUMENTS TO TELL YOUR STORY. • WHY YOUR CAMP?

SELECTING AND ONBOARDING • • CREATE/STUDY THE MODEL COUNSELOR • WHO HAS EXCELLED AT YOUR CAMP? WHY? SELECT THE MODEL • CREATE QUESTIONS/ENVIRONMENTS THAT ELICIT DESIRED RESPONSES IN THE SELECTION PROCESS • CREATE ENVIRONMENTS THAT REPRESENT YOUR CULTURE • FOR US: GAMES, INTERVIEW, CHALLENGES, EATING! PLACEMENT – MODEL PER AGE GROUP ONBOARDING – CLEAR PROCESS FOR KNOWING ”THEY’RE ALL SET”

TRAINING, DEV. & THE JOB • TRAINING PRINCIPLES • TRAINING IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH KNOWLEDGE • TRANSFORM VS. TRANSFER • TRAINING STARTS IN MAY AND ENDS IN AUGUST • SWITCH, BY CHIP & DAN HEATH • SHRINK THE CHANGE • TWEAK THE ENVIRONMENT • SCRIPT CRITICAL MOVES • HARD WORK VS WINNING WORK

TRAINING SCHEDULE - PRE-Training: - Videos, manual, quizzes - IN Training: - Overall Critical Moves are covered - Environmental CMs practiced - ONGOING Training: - Job Specific Training = Wednesday Mornings - Camp Specific Training = Thursday Mornings - Individual Evaluations 4 x/summer

Training, Dev. & the Job

DEVELOPMENT Our Ministry Outcomes: Our team will resolve to, and deploy our ministry participants to, exemplify The Gospel in their daily lives by: Abiding in Christ - regularly spending time in scripture reading and prayer that leads to a deeper relationship with Jesus. Obeying the Word - consistently obeying the word of God, and humbly letting go of our own reason and understanding, that leads to Christ-likeness and the formation of a secure Biblical Worldview. Being on Mission - Embracing and leading from their unique design which fosters greater Kingdom impact where they live, work and play. Committing to a Covenant Community - becoming an engaged member in a gospel-centered church that leads to continuous growth and accountability within a covenant community. Sharing Our Faith - actively sharing their faith through word and deed which leads to an ever-expanding company of believers Discipling New Believers - Investing their lives in those they live, work, and play with that leads to the formation of new LDMs

DEVELOPMENT Know Yourself, Lead Yourself Know Others, Lead Others Environments: - Tuesday Morning Meeting - Every Morning Devotion - Tuesday Night Worship/Teaching - Thursday Night Small Group

DEPLOYMENT AND ALUMNI - Year Round Connections - Care Groups – Known and Appreciated - Events: Fall Retreat, Christmas Party, Campus visits/events, Leader Retreat - Beyond CAA - Transferable Skills - Strategic Partnerships with businesses - Alumni Network

CURRENT STRUGGLES - Internships/competition - Holding out for something better - Last minute decisions - Lack of communication - Next. Gen Problems

Staffing Plan Recruiting Selecting/ Onboarding Training/ Professional Development Spiritual Development Deployment/Alumni

Questions & Recap Top Priorities Moving Forward: 1. Give yourself time in your schedule to think about, and care for your team, well. - What needs to change? 2. Inventory your current staffing plan and decide which of the six areas is most critical to your ministry success now. No matter what, your staff or volunteer experience is crucial to your future success.