The document outlines an agenda for an ODU Libraries management team retreat. The retreat goals include team building, decision making, establishing management identity, and strategic planning. An icebreaker activity and discussions on decision making processes and the differences between leadership and management are included. Management team members provide input on priority initiatives for the next 1-3 years and help develop a roadmap for creating a new strategic plan, discussing stakeholder feedback and planning methods like SWOT, SOAR, and business model canvas analyses. The document concludes with next steps for the management team.

1. ODU Libraries
management team
retreat

2. Welcome!
2

3. Goals for today
✖ Team Building
✖ Decision Making
✖ Management Team Identity
✖ Priorities & Strategic Planning
3

4. Ground Rules
✖ Equal Footing
✖ Productive Conflict
✖ Make Space
✖ Vegas Rules
4

5. Icebreakers!
5

6. Telestrations Rules!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N7Q
L6np5KQ
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7. Opening Questions - Lucy & Rob
1.
One thing you’re
excited about for
today’s retreat
👍
2.
One concern you
have about
today’s retreat
😧
3.
One outcome you
want from today’s
retreat
😎
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8. Decision Making

9. How do we make decisions?
What gets in our way?
How do we set ourselves up to make better decisions?
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10. The WRAP Process
Widen Your
Options
Prepare to
Be Wrong
Reality Test
Assumptions
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Attain some
Distance
Taken from Decisive: How to make better decisions
in life and work, by Chip & Dan Heath ©2013

11. One million dollars
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12. Option 1:
Media Creation Lab
Audio & video recording
& production, AR/VR
Support from Arts &
Letters & Education
Cost: $600,000
Concerns: staffing, tech
replacement, security,
user demand
The Case Study
Option 2:
Fabrication/Makerspace
3D printing, laser cutter,
sewing & crafts
Support from
Engineering & Business
Cost: $500,000
Concerns: staffing, tech
replacement, safety,
higher ongoing costs
12

13. Break time!
13

14. What Does the Management Team Do?
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Management
Supervision Administration
Leadership
What’s missing?

15. Leadership vs. Management
Dawn of Justice

16. 16
Leadership Vs. Management Discussion Questions
✖ What does Zaleznik identify as the
primary differences between the two?
✖ Do you agree? Do his distinctions match
up with your experience?
✖ What are the shortcomings of this binary
approach?

17. 17
Leadership Vs. Management Discussion Questions
✖ Are we more of a leadership team or
management team, in your experience?
✖ Has it always been this way? What
changes have you observed over time?
✖ What’s one thing that would be required
in order to change to more of a
leadership approach?

18. 18
What is one specific change
we can make to move our
team towards a leadership
approach/role?

19. (Working) Break time!
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20. 20
On Each Note Card, Write Down:
Side 1:
What is one specific
priority for the
Libraries in the
coming 1-3 years?
Side 2:
How will the Library
Management Team
be involved in
making this priority
a success?
Write Up to 3 Priorities on Separate Cards

21. 21
Rate Each Priority on a Scale from 1 to 5
1 = Definitely should not be a priority. Don’t
do this anytime soon, maybe not ever
5 = Definitely should be a priority. We
should do this as soon as possible, maybe
yesterday
5th Person to Receive the Card Adds Up All the Ratings!

22. I. Academic Excellence
II. Branding, Marketing & Communication
III.Corporate/Community Partnerships &
Economic Development
IV.Philanthropic Giving & Alumni Engagement
V. Research Growth
VI.Strategic Enrollment Growth
VII.Student Engagement & Success
ODU Draft Strategic Plan 2023-2028
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23. Roadmap to a New Strategic Plan
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1 3 5
6
4
2
LMT Discusses &
decides on process,
stakeholders, timeline
Feedback gathering
from staff, users,
stakeholders
Distribute draft for
comment; Incorporate
comments and
finalize revisions
Announce process to
Libraries Staff
Writing initial drafts Implement new
Strategic Plan
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Ongoing assessment;
publicity for new Plan

24. 24
✖ What components does our process need?
✖ What role does Library Management Team
play in making the process successful?
✖ Who are the stakeholders?
✖ What are the best ways to gather feedback?
Roadmap to a New Strategic Plan

25. Planning Method Examples
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26. SWOT Analysis
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STRENGTHS
What are the things
we do best?
WEAKNESSES
Where is there room
for improvement?
What emerging trends
can we leverage?
OPPORTUNITIES
What could potentially
derail our success?
THREATS

27. SOAR Analysis
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STRENGTHS
What are the things
we do best?
OPPORTUNITIES
What other trends or
activities can we
leverage?
What can we be? What
do we want to be?
ASPIRATIONS
What are the tangible
results you’d like to
see from our work?
RESULTS

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Cost Structure
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29. Thank You!
Wrap Up & Next Steps
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