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Plans...
From the Board of Directors
“A man’s heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9.
I do not like to plan – just ask my wife. As we get ready to begin our weekend each Saturday morning, she typically asks me if I have a plan. My normal response is some variation of, “I’m not sure yet,” followed by 30 minutes devoted to reading golf instruction articles and then bouncing from one home improvement project to another. This process is rooted in my desire to be actively doing something, in the short-term, rather than wasting any amount of time to strategically plan my work, for the long term. And while I am relatively productive most weekends, I do not believe you would classify my weekends as being effective. Completing tasks in and of themselves is productive. But, completing tasks in a logical order, with the later tasks built upon the results of earlier ones, to achieve a desired result is effective. The consequences of a focus on productiveness instead of effectiveness are minor when applied to the upkeep of my family’s home. They are not minor, however, when applied to the actions taken by a board of directors seeking to provide governance and oversight for an organization.
Looking back on our meeting minutes from the past 18 months, it has become clear to the Heritage Board that...
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