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VISION

Goal Setting

I like goals. They are what helps us reach those life milestones and drives us to jog a little farther, work a little harder, and eat a little healthier. Then there are big goals. Big audacious goals. What happens when you strive to reach those? In his book Good to Great, author Jim Collins lists big audacious goals (he actually calls them big, hairy, audacious goals, or BHAGs) as one thing that moves organizations from good to great. And, as part of our association’s strategic planning, ACUHO-I has had a BHAG that “ACUHO-I will be the world’s foremost authority on college and university housing by providing access to meaningful knowledge and resources.”

IT WAS A GOOD GOAL, MADE WITH THE NOBLEST OF INTENTIONS. BUT AS TIME PASSED THE QUESTION WAS RAISED IF WE OVERSTATED OUR REACH.

It was a good goal, made with the noblest of intentions. But as time passed and we learned more about the world in which we live, the question was raised if we overstated our reach. To declare ACUHO-I “the world’s foremost authority” was a disservice to other excellent housing associations located outside the United States. Perhaps it was insensitive to think we could be all things to all countries and cultures without having plenty to learn from them as well. Finally, the goal was not even feasible with our available resources. So the executive board debated a more appropriate destination. We wanted to be the organization professionals turn to for answers. We wanted to collect and understand data about member institutions. We wanted to better understand how housing operates in countries like China and South Africa. We wanted to be able to – if asked a question we didn’t have an answer for – partner with an organization that did. So, after much discussion we created a new goal. “ACUHO-I will be the leading global network and United States expert on college and university housing by providing access to knowledge and resources.” This statement reﬂects more accurately our knowledge base and our work to connect with international members. Now we have something to work toward.

I took another lesson from this debate. Just as ACUHO-I couldn’t be the world’s foremost authority, no one person or organization can know everything either. The knowledge to create the perfect housing operation is scattered among the thousands of individuals who make up our membership. What ACUHO-I can do, however, with your help, is to connect these individuals through conference presentations, articles, blogs, networks, social media, and the other tools at our disposal. Through the coming year, together we can strive to meet our big audacious goal and many others. I look forward to the experience. Alma R. Sealine ACUHO-I President

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TALKING STICK

Talking Stick - July/August 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Talking Stick - July/August 2011

Talking Stick - July/August 2011
Contents
Online Now
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transition
Res Life
Facilities
Turn the Page
Calendar
Balancing Act
Making Gender-Neutral Housing Work
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
Welcome
Snapshot
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - intro
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - BB1
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - BB2
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Talking Stick - July/August 2011
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Cover2
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 1
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 2
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Contents
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Online Now
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 5
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Vision
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 7
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Just In
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 9
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 10
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 11
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 12
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 14
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Transition
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 16
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Res Life
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 18
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 19
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 22
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 23
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Turn the Page
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - 26
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Calendar
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Balancing Act
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Making Gender-Neutral Housing Work
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - First Takes
Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Reporting Out
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Welcome
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Talking Stick - July/August 2011 - Snapshot
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