Excellence

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Excellence and its basis in Shared
Governance Remarks to The University of Toledo
Faculty Senate April 25, 2006
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Value Statements

• UT Fundamental Values Commitments
• Freedom of Expression
• Fairness
• Honesty and Integrity
• Respect
• EXCELLENCE
• Shared Governance
• Diversity
• Knowledge
• Beauty
• Service
• Social Justice
• Civic Engagement

• MUO Statement Our Values
• Discovery
• Education
• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Diversity
• EXCELLENCE
• Health
• Safety
• Empowerment
• Community

CORE VALUES
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Guiding Principles of Merger Work

• Continue to strive for Excellence.
• Use Merger for strategic advantage.
• Stay student centered.
• Support careers of junior faculty.
• Build our organizational structure based on
  function and situation it will evolve.
• Strive for stability, mindful of its impact on
  accreditation and productivity.
• Prioritize the interests of the whole institution
  ahead of individual or parochial interests.
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Research Relevance
CustomerSatisfaction
Clinical Outcomes
Balance of Excellence
Fiscal Strength
LeanOperations
Community Engagement
Innovative Teaching
PatientSafety
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CustomerSatisfaction
Balance of Excellence
Fiscal Strength
Community Engagement
Innovative Teaching
Diligence Accountability Stewardship Altruism Inte
grity
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• The vigorous pursuit of excellence remains a
  full-time job, often offering benefits beyond
  personal satisfaction, providing no compensation
  other than rewards banked by the spirit, and
  allowing little opportunity for vacation. It is
  a job, however, for which anyone can qualify
  regardless of age, gender, race, creed,
  background or lifestyle. It is a career choice I
  highly recommend.
• Christine Todd Whitman
• Governor of New Jersey

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• Excellence doesnt happen without dedication and
  hard work or without always taking the time and
  effort to cross the ts and dot the is. I
  always try and remember my fathers advice
  Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance!
• James A. Baker III
• Former Secretary of State

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Choosers
Excellence further definition

• Students
• Patients
• Employers
• NIH or NSF Reviewers               
                                         

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Excellence is that which those with choice choose.
Excellence further definition

• Paraphrased from Deming, W. L.

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We cannot hope to achieve our full potential
unless we recognize our interdependence, our need
for one another.
Excellence Shared Governance

• Paraphrased from
• Nordenburg, M.A.
• of Pittsburgh

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Excellence Shared Governance

• Shared responsibility is a sine qua non for
  Excellence
• Strong decisive leadership and Shared Governance
  are not mutually exclusive indeed they are
  interdependent
• The focus should be on shared duties,
  responsibilities, and stewardship less on
  rights, privileges, and prerogatives.

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The Premises of Shared Governance
The Premises of Shared Governance

• Shared Governance is not democracy. It is an
  accountability based approach to structure in
  which there is a clear expectation that all
  members of a system participate in its work.

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Any part of organizational structure that does
not specifically support the organizations work
impedes it.
The Premises of Shared Governance
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What goes on at the point of service or
productivity in an organization defines the
organizations life and purpose.
The Premises of Shared Governance
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In a knowledge-based system, all workers
contributing to the outcomes of the system have a
right and an obligation to own the decisions that
relate to their work.
The Premises of Shared Governance
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Shared Governance is essential to the attainment
of Excellence. Together we can excel.
In Summary