https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k Please enter your ideas by clicking on the + sign in the bottom of each column. en-us 2021-07-19 21:35:19 UTC 2025-10-24 03:31:06 UTC hello@padlet.com steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655178420 Does the department/office organization make sense as currently configured?]]> 2021-07-19 23:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655178420 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655179380 Situation where we have people under/overstaffed on project. How can we 'smooth' labor flow?]]> 2021-07-19 23:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655179380 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655180549 How can we get 'smart people' to collaborate to work effectively across department/office 'silos'?]]> 2021-07-19 23:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655180549 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655182677 We have high billable expectations and hard to have time to step back to think and plan. Challenges with small contracts.]]> 2021-07-19 23:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655182677 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655185363 We use smaller contracts to build relationships with clients that open the door for other work.]]> 2021-07-19 23:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655185363 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655185929 Don't silo people based on a contract or content area but allow people to work across departments/offices.]]> 2021-07-19 23:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655185929 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655186662 Work across organization]]> 2021-07-19 23:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655186662 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655186935 Tasks communicated but people not consulted in terms of whether hours allocated are reasonable.]]> 2021-07-19 23:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655186935 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655188414 Underlying anxiety related to people not being put on projects and getting work; not sufficient communication across groups.]]> 2021-07-19 23:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655188414 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655195008 How can we bring down labor expectations (e.g., 95% to 80%) by getting larger contracts and not lose smaller clients too? ]]> 2021-07-19 23:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655195008 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655196752 How can we work with others to achieve national scale.]]> 2021-07-19 23:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655196752 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655197478 I'd like to see more system's training. In particular, staff should be trained in our Office365 products. That would certainly impact efficiencies in a positive way.

]]> 2021-07-19 23:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655197478 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655201380 Build TA capabilities in postsecondary where we have strong research methodology]]> 2021-07-19 23:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655201380 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655203806 We have limited staffing in LDAD which makes it difficult for us to pursue work at times if people are swamped.]]> 2021-07-19 23:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655203806 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655204654 LDAD has some capabilities to provide support that overlaps with what communications does (e.g., video development, 508 compliance). Might there may be some way of finding efficiencies? ]]> 2021-07-19 23:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655204654 https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655216193 We have a small team, but it's made up of people who are easy to work with, who work really well together, who are considerate, and who are collaborative. Generally speaking, I don't think that's necessarily common among teams of people at work. It would be sad to lose this team if we reorganize.]]> 2021-07-20 00:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655216193 https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655231787 I know this is raised again and again. But billable hours are a barrier to being effective and efficient. Not having enough hours on a project may often means you can't do your best work. Unfortunately I do not think it can be resolved through restructuring, but I wanted to include it here because the anxiety around billable hours is real and if we could ever figure out a workaround, we could be more effective and efficient.]]> 2021-07-20 00:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1655231787 https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1656248989 What do we hope to accomplish by reorganizing? What is it we are looking to accomplish?]]> 2021-07-20 19:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1656248989 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1657532349 Difficult to concentrate resources (e.g., admin, BD) so that we can grow the Learning Design/Development work (e.g., make technology purchases)]]> 2021-07-21 23:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1657532349 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1657536474 We have limited budgets for development that can constrain iteration. Difficult in a design world to work in this way. Potential for a 'pre-billing code' or other way to carve out time.]]> 2021-07-21 23:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1657536474 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1657537826 Would like to have time to do other things (e.g., organizational development) in addition to focus on billable work.]]> 2021-07-21 23:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1657537826 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1657539432 If we had larger contracts we could have more 'think-time' to work.]]> 2021-07-21 23:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1657539432 https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1657542294 Getting to work on different types of projects and for different clients and doing different things]]> 2021-07-21 23:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1657542294 steveklein https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1657543720 People who are coming in may have own agendas.]]> 2021-07-21 23:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1657543720 joannelau https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1661322490 I like how our project leads organize Smartsheets. When I get looped into non-LDAD projects and their Smartsheets, I can't figure out when and what I am assigned. It's frustrating, especially when planning around PTO. How can we share our Smartsheets wisdom so others would follow?]]> 2021-07-26 18:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1661322490 joannelau https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1661332123 We seem to have lost a lot of great admin / support staff. We keep hiring Level 11 and above but we seem to have a shortage of people to do data entry, webinar production, general admin support, etc. My plate is too full to fulfill requests from other centers.]]> 2021-07-26 19:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/steveklein/ct05eyv7yslmpk3k/wish/1661332123