Dianne Strachen Organizational Workshop

The following is a transcription of the flip charts Dianne created during the workshop.

Establishing Ground Rules

• Use "Yes and,* rather than "But"
• All ideas are valid - not in-valid
• Be hard on issues, soft on people
• One person talks at a time
• Everyone participates, no one dominates

Our Challenges

• Build a Stronger Board
• Design an effective structure to fulfill:
  Vision, Mission, Goals, Priorities,and Strategies, and to define roles and responsibilities for all
• Create a broader volunteer base
• Create a more professional attitude
• Clarify what the station does for the public
• Get the organizational structure up to speed - assign people to specific tasks
• Use most efficient business practices
• Take advantage of opportunities
• Being able to get to information
• Sustainability of the organization
• Structure vs. freedom - Cultural norm
• Program collaboration with COS
• Create appropriate structure/leadership for this phase to take advantage of opportunities
• Maintain partnerships - COS MCTV - avoid culture clash
• Not enough volunteers to make it work
• Studio production schedule too narrow
• Increase exposure, quality of work, and highlight benefits of participation
• Egos interfere - people leave offended or with feelings hurt
• Organization is informal and loose
• People don't know what's on
• Outreach, getting more involvement
• Get audience inspired to participate
• Funding - money in the bank - equipment
• Not knowing what specific tasks to do
• Need more programs
• Need for better communication
• Identify talent

Our Key Message

• YOU CAN PLAY
• We are a learning organization
• Community inspired programs
• 10 core benefits of MCTV 15 participation

Management Guiding Principals

• Stay positive

Outcomes

• Create sustainable management team
• Define rolls and responsibilities for all
• Create a path to finding volunteers