Advanced Basics: Infrastructure comes first
For the past 6 weeks, I’ve been trying to wrap my arms around my new project with the chamber of commerce. As expected, I am finding that there are a number of fires that are burning around me, some of which are minor little campfires and others that are raging infernos. Other than burn prevention, my first priority has been to assess each challenge, catalog its importance with regard to the chamber’s mission, and determine how to approach each one.
I’m asked daily what my vision is for the Lincoln Woodstock community, and my answer is generally very positive. I see Lincoln Woodstock as the premier White Mountain Vacation destination with a sustainable, growing economy. Now, that is obviously a 40,000 foot macroview of the region and an ambitious dream. The challenge for me has been how to take steps in the direction of that goal today, knowing where I would like to be in 10-15 years. I have studied the current mission of the chamber of commerce which simply reads…
To attract new and promote existing businesses to ensure the economic vitality of Lincoln-Woodstock in cooperation with, and providing a benefit for its members’ civic, educational, traditional, financial, and environmental needs.
After 6 weeks of assessing the ’state of the chamber’, I’ve come to realize that we need to bring the organization back to basics. I can recall when I was coaching hockey, and losing a game that we should have won, my very next practice session would be all skating drills and basic training. I would always bring my team back to basics. I tend to explain my thoughts using analogies, and here’s no exception. Continue Reading »
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