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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 906008" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>When a new leader starts, they often start with assessing where their organization is, setting a strategic vision, and then setting priorities and creating a strategic plan to get there. In vague terms, Batt will probably want the most help with portions of executing on the strategic plan. </p><p>Also, when you go to the CEO, your requests should be focused ("I need this one thing..."). Cabrera is the CEO here. </p><p>When you hire a head coach or an AD, you expect them to give you a thumbnail assessment of the team or the AA, a vision, and your plan to achieve that vision. I'm sure Batt did something like that in his interview. However, he's really just getting an idea of what the AA is like now, when he's in the middle of it. His plans and assessment are going to change. </p><p></p><p>Without having the detail that Batt has, I would guess these are the strategic needs:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Financial Stability: Work down the debt service in the AA so that you have financial flexibility to reprioritize your spending as needs change and the ability to keep up with your rivals in attracting talent and building your program. Cabrera has already committed and announced a fundraising drive that includes the AA. This is the best fit for what the institute can do. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Build effective fundraising: Georgia Tech's AA is behind its peers in relative giving to the AA. This needs to be fixed if GT is going to be competitive. This is Batt's area of expertise. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Generate more revenue: Sell more shirts, sell more tickets, find other things to sell. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Decide where you want football to go: What kind of team are we going to have? What's the right infrastructure to support it? Assess where we are, do a SWOT, figure out how we're going to compete. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Hire a new football head coach. This is urgent, but if you don't know where you're going, you don't know who can guide you there. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Assess weaknesses in other programs and build a plan to address those issues. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">As part of #6, you need a plan to handle NIL. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Assess the rest of the AA--what works, what doesn't, where we need to change the organization. </li> </ol><p>#1 is the main place where you'd ask for Cabrera for help, and #2 and #3 are other areas. </p><p></p><p>You worry about the other areas when you've got your top areas under control. </p><p></p><p>As for the rest, I think Batt has to orient himself first, assess his environment, find the obstacles that need clearing, and focus on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 906008, member: 282"] When a new leader starts, they often start with assessing where their organization is, setting a strategic vision, and then setting priorities and creating a strategic plan to get there. In vague terms, Batt will probably want the most help with portions of executing on the strategic plan. Also, when you go to the CEO, your requests should be focused ("I need this one thing..."). Cabrera is the CEO here. When you hire a head coach or an AD, you expect them to give you a thumbnail assessment of the team or the AA, a vision, and your plan to achieve that vision. I'm sure Batt did something like that in his interview. However, he's really just getting an idea of what the AA is like now, when he's in the middle of it. His plans and assessment are going to change. Without having the detail that Batt has, I would guess these are the strategic needs: [LIST=1] [*]Financial Stability: Work down the debt service in the AA so that you have financial flexibility to reprioritize your spending as needs change and the ability to keep up with your rivals in attracting talent and building your program. Cabrera has already committed and announced a fundraising drive that includes the AA. This is the best fit for what the institute can do. [*]Build effective fundraising: Georgia Tech's AA is behind its peers in relative giving to the AA. This needs to be fixed if GT is going to be competitive. This is Batt's area of expertise. [*]Generate more revenue: Sell more shirts, sell more tickets, find other things to sell. [*]Decide where you want football to go: What kind of team are we going to have? What's the right infrastructure to support it? Assess where we are, do a SWOT, figure out how we're going to compete. [*]Hire a new football head coach. This is urgent, but if you don't know where you're going, you don't know who can guide you there. [*]Assess weaknesses in other programs and build a plan to address those issues. [*]As part of #6, you need a plan to handle NIL. [*]Assess the rest of the AA--what works, what doesn't, where we need to change the organization. [/LIST] #1 is the main place where you'd ask for Cabrera for help, and #2 and #3 are other areas. You worry about the other areas when you've got your top areas under control. As for the rest, I think Batt has to orient himself first, assess his environment, find the obstacles that need clearing, and focus on them. [/QUOTE]
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