The Executive Director’s Update 

Anne Long 

Revered management thinker Peter F. Drucker tells us “the future will not just happen if one wishes hard enough…  The future requires decisions – now.  It imposes risk – now.  It requires action – now.  It demands allocation of resources, and above all allocation of human resources – now.  It requires work – now.” (The Daily Drucker, 2004)

PCYC has been focusing on such planning work for the last nine months, trying to make wise decisions now that will shape our organization’s future. The result is the PCYC Strategic Plan for 2007-2112, much of which is presented in this edition of Perspectives.  

Led by consultants Gary J. Stern (Stern Consulting International), Shelby Andress ( I. Shelby Andress, Inc )and Bob McNulty (Partners for Livable Communities), and with input and discussions with hundreds of community members, key PCYC customers and stakeholders, staff and board, students and parents the mission statement was slightly revised, a vision for the year 2112 was created, operating principles were explicated, and bold strategic goals with objectives were crafted to guide our work into the future. 

PCYC has never been one to put strategic plans on the shelf to gather dust.  To breathe life into our strategic goals and to realize that vision for 2112, we are preparing a detailed workplan, with timelines and responsibilities, and a process to track and report our progress to the board, the community, and to all PCYC stakeholders.

Watch for reports on our activities and accomplishments and how you can be involved in future editions of Perspectives.