Todays Choices,

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• Todays Choices,
• Tomorrows Workforce

Patrick IbarraThe Mejorando Group
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Changes weve seen

• 1977 2007
• Long hair Longing for hair
• Keg EKG
• Acid rock Acid reflux
• Hoping for a BMW Hoping for a BM
• Going to a new, hip joint Receiving new hip
  joint
• Rolling Stones Kidney Stones
• Being called into principal's office Calling
  principal's office
• Screw the system Upgrade the system
• Disco Costco
• Passing the drivers' test Passing the vision
  test

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Cultural Changes

• You Tube
• My Space
• Ipod/Iphone podcasting
• Bowling Alone and World is Flat
• Demographics
• Education

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Whats the focus?
Growth-centric Budget-centric Activity-centric
Optimal Performance
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Future Factors
Citizens Role
Growth
Media
Future Workplace
Service Delivery
Learning Development
Recruitment Retention
Job v. Role
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Role Changes
Past
Present

• Manage
• Control
• Direct
• Risk Avoidance
• Individual
• Information Owned
• Delegate

• Lead
• Influence
• Facilitate
• Risk Management
• Team
• Information Shared
• Empower

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• Steps You Can Take
• Be Pro-Active and take vitamins
• Engage citizenry and ask for their feedback and
  input
• Involve employees and ask for their feedback and
  input
• Maximize technology
• Realize change is constant and non-linear, and
• Embrace the uncertainty

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Thanks for attending! Patrick Ibarra The
Mejorando Group LLC 7409 North 84th
Avenue Glendale, AZ 85305 925-518-0187 patrick_at_get
tingbetterallthetime.com www.gettingbetteralltheti
me.com