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JANUARY NEWSLETTER
STRATEGIC PLANNING 
As we enter the new year we have the opportunity to assess and improve our strategic goals. Take a look below to find the best techniques for strategic planning using data. Be sure to register for Winter Book and Learning circles before it's too late!
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WINTER 2021 ONLINE BOOK & LEARNING CIRCLES
Sign up for book and learning circles before they fill up. Participate in an enriching conversation and connect with your peers across campus via Zoom. Book Circles involve reading a book over the course of 3-5 sessions. Learning Circles involve watching a video, listening to a podcast, or reading an article, and participating in a discussion during a single session. All learning events will be held online via Zoom. Registration is limited. Click on the link for full descriptions.
 
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THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS: REIMAGINE AND RECHARGE
Annual strategic planning is an opportunity to dream big and be open to reinvigorating your team and your business. Forbes Technology Council member, Sophia Williams, shares a few ideas that could be useful for the planning process. You already know the basics of doing your homework, leading honest discussions and holding each other accountable. But getting ahead of the game to take a hard look at where you're going is more important than ever.
 
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USE DATA TO ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS STRATEGY
It should come as no surprise that data is not yet strategic for many organizations. Business is already complex enough: When setting a company strategy, there are customers to satisfy, competitors to fend off, uncertain regulatory environments to accommodate, and skills gaps that must be closed. Plenty of great ideas — including carbon neutrality, diversity, social responsibility, new technologies, and yes, data — compete for resources and attention. Many success stories confirm data can add enormous value, but it is hard to know where data fits.
 
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FEATURED RESOURCES
Strategic Planning Foundations
Join executive leadership consultant and coach Mike Figliuolo as he reveals how to implement a strategic planning process in your organization—a process that can be repeated yearly and ensures you get input from all relevant stakeholders. 
 
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Big Data Strategic Planning
In order to adopt Big Data, senior leadership must be able to establish investment priorities, balance speed and cost, and ensure acceptance by the front line. But they must also build a plan based on data, analytic models, and tools. In this course, you will compare scaling up to scaling out, identify different analytical models, and learn how to secure funding for data initiatives.
 
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Cal Poly's Strategic Plan 
Take and look at Cal Poly's Strategic Plan that is designed to provide direction for the future of the university through 2024. See how your department's startegic goals can align with Cal Poly as a whole. 
 
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PolyData Dashboards and Reporting
Data from various campus systems is made available to approved faculty and staff through PolyData Dashboards & Reports. The information is first consolidated into a single data warehouse, then processed and displayed in interactive, web-based dashboards and reports with rich analytical and business intelligence capabilities.
 
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UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS 
Staff Learning Community- Employee Wellbeing
January 20th | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
This presentation will provide an understanding of resilience, including heightened awareness of our own resilience levels, and practical takeaways to build resilience and well-being in our lives. Please join us for this interactive and informative session.

Presenter: Lisa Gray, Human Resources 

 
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Becoming an Impactful and Influential Leader 
January 26th  | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Unlock your full leadership potential. Get insights on how to build your character and influence in this course adapted from the podcast How to Be Awesome at Your Job. Ron Price explains how to grow your character by identifying your key values and practicing them. 
Facilitator:  Andrea King

 
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How to Make Stress Your Friend 
January 27th  | 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.
Facilitator: Li Guan 

 
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CSU's Got Talent: Leading to the Next Normal: Navigating Turbulent Times
January 27th  | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Presented by Eric McNulty, Crisis and Change Leadership Author
Facilitator:  Andrea King

 
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