Katherine Handin

http://www.awakeatwork.net/categories/about-aaw/associates-profiles/katherine-handin.html

Week 4

Nov 1, 2012

• Action Item - job description for everybody by the 14th. Mindmap around what roles and responsibilities.
• Pay people for high level positions - no free based on vision; could do it
• Job description - if person is lost, we have something to recruit from
• If not clear on performance - it is a moving target
  • This is fair - manage expectations
  • I have learnings regarding expectations - here's whare I stand.
  • It is early for...
  • Ex, when we achieve $5M in funding, we start doing bonuses
  • 6 months operating cash
  • DPV Standard
• Need Tight Strategic Plan and Value Proposition
  • Ops Mgr job description
  • Ask Donna to help with interview - having an eye for talent
• Recruiting Team - need to get serious and focused
• Centers of Excellence for Recruiting
• Next time - 9AM
  • Refining and editing a Draft of Job Description for Product Lead
  • Ask Stephanie for Job Description, help with recruitment strategy, Centers of Excellence
    • Defining what we need ops to be good at
    • Nail down roles and responsibilities of current people - how they fit with greater Product Lead - do a fast hop of mind
    • Recruitment Strategy start
    • Expectation Management Strategy

• • • Interplay of structuring and position around that will be from Strategic Plan. Don't build a house until foundation is there.

Week 3

• Executive Profile filled out
• High touch first, then systems goes without me.
  • Next I go to high vision, someone else does high touch
• Develop muscle around moving ahead.
• Strategic Planning
  • Leadership strategy - Katherine
  • Strategic Influencing Advisor - Katherine? As part of Sequencing.
• Email Michael - generative conversation. I am excited.
• Sequencing
• Summary:
  • Assess Michael for Strategic Plan
  • Reach out to Renee for strategic Plan
  • Q for Renee - specific assistance Advisory Board
  • Emily for Character Stand
  • Revisit Strat Plan
  • Redo Biz Plan
• Tactical vs Strategic/Influencing

Week 2

• Discipline feedback
• Hire + Onboard Ops Manager
• Look at exec profile
• Primary Coaching Goals - for accountability - then we recontract
  • Have working parameters to keep our focus!
  • Board of Advisors - in in 90 days -
  • CVO - Chief Vision Officer - being ready
  • What does getting ready look like?
• Rules of engagement for others - set the tone - Set the Stage for giving feedback. But set it once.
• Personal Growth, Team Growth, and Org Growth
• We will identify 2 or 3 goals with many subtasks underneath

Week 1

• Go & No Go
• Establish an advisory board to help manage big responsibility
• Fill out executive profile
• Start on Board Needs -> work on Board Strategy in meantime and then populate Board with assistance from support network.