tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post8489728899344386230..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Strategic PlanJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-21256826342722842662011-08-15T23:41:47.729-05:002011-08-15T23:41:47.729-05:00Back when I disliked strategic plans, it was for r...Back when I disliked strategic plans, it was for reasons I still do - those to which Jonathan and especially Thomas allude. They're mindless exercises often done to justify alleging that faculty has a hand in the latest evil the administration has planned, etc., etc.<br /><br />What I mean re assuming people know things: I assume all faculty including faculty older than me learned what I did Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-36864408424615813292011-08-15T04:02:48.241-05:002011-08-15T04:02:48.241-05:00Great eye, Jonathan! It's important to realize...Great eye, Jonathan! It's important to realize that the adminstrators Ginsberg is worried about are playing laregly by the book, as written in by organization theorist. My comments <a href="http://secondlanguage.blogspot.com/2011/08/any-old-plan-will-do.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-31668430027054065032011-08-14T21:25:43.195-05:002011-08-14T21:25:43.195-05:00Every how often do you have to draft strategic pla...Every how often do you have to draft strategic plans? Does something get implemented or is it just pure paperwork. And from personal experience as a newbie, put any new faculty up to date, don't assume they know what you are talking about:<br />http://spanishteachingissues.blogspot.com/2011/01/kafkaesque-committee-meetings.htmlSpanish profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248530328973177920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-79725017747637041112011-08-14T20:49:42.172-05:002011-08-14T20:49:42.172-05:00I used to really dislike these and find them silly...I used to really dislike these and find them silly and a waste of time but now I like them, at least at the micro level of department.<br /><br />Why: to help keep eyes on bigger picture. If not, things happen like: a visiting or instructor position is renewed enough times so that that tenure track line gets converted downward, etc. I used to take it as a given that everyone would remember that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com