Cynthia D. Penny-Ardinger Jeffrey S. Rosen Samuel D. Snead, MCP, MA John F. von Paris
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Finance & Administration Committee
FROM:
Sarah Clifford, Director, Office of Strategy and Employee Engagement Christopher Parris, Manager
SUBJECT:
Strategic Plan Update
DATE:
April 10, 2025
PURPOSE OF MEMORANDUM The purpose of this agenda item is to present to the Finance and Administration Committee an update on the MDTA Strategic Plan. SUMMARY In May 2024, the MDTA Strategic Plan was presented to and approved by the Board. Since the approval, the Office of Strategy and Employee Engagement (OSEE) have been working on a roll out plan. The MDTA Strategic Plan has a common theme of a team; MDTA is one team working together. OSEE took that common theme and planned an all-day meeting, called the ‘Huddle’, which focused on the team aspect of the Strategic Plan as well as developing strategies to support the Strategic Plan goals. The Huddle was held in November 2024. It was an all-day collaboration meeting with over 50 employees in attendance. Member Carroll attended and spoke to the group about the importance and benefits of teamwork. There were representatives from all Divisions and Offices. Employees were nominated by their Chief and then randomly placed into a team. The teams corresponded to the four (4) Strategic Plan goals which are championed by a Chief. Employees did not know which goal team they were part of until halfway through the day. Throughout the day, the theme was team. Tables were decorated with various team and sports memorabilia to help employees brainstorm. To encourage participation and conversations, employees were asked questions via an interactive poll tool (Slido) about favorite teams, qualities of a successful teams and more.
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