Saw Creek News by Niki Jones Agency, Inc.

For this, the final 2013 edition of the Saw Creek News, I want to add some thoughts and perhaps a slightly different perspective, on a very familiar theme - strategic planning. My focus however, will not be on why we need a strategic plan or how to create a strategic plan for the community. I’m also not going to write about strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats; not surveys or demographic data. I’m writing to you about individual accountability, walking the walk, not just talking the talk. As we move forward with our plans for the future, nothing is more critical to our success than individual accountability. This means holding ourselves personally accountable for our words and our actions and holding each other accountable too. As directors, members, volunteers and employees of Saw Creek, the only way we can succeed is by our individual efforts to improve and to effectively guide and influence positive behavior in others. Recently, the Board of Directors developed a draft document outlining a new mission statement, vision and values for Saw Creek Estates. The new organizational values espoused by the Board are at the core of what is expected in terms of individual or personal accountability. These are the values we will promote and adhere to. They will set the example for all and help guide our words and actions. They are: •

Exemplary Service to One and All

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Teamwork, Transparency and Integrity

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Guidance, Support and Respect for One Another

These are not mere words! Our organizational values are the yardstick by which we will measure our own behavior and that of others. They set a new and higher standard for what is expected and I heartily applaud the Board’s clear and concise statement of Saw Creek’s new organizational values. Whether we realize it or not, our words and our actions have a very real and meaningful impact on those around us. People don’t always know what you meant to say, they only know what you actually said and the way you said it. Read those values again. Teamwork, transparency, integrity, guidance, support and respect – these are qualities and values that people can easily sense or feel in your words and actions. Compare them to loner, secrecy, halftruth, misleading, unsupportive and disrespectful – these too are qualities that people can easily feel.

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Our values are a direct reflection of who we are and how we view the world. If Saw Creek directors, members, volunteers and employees can come together in agreement on these new and positive core values, we will build a new valuesaligned culture. A culture that is authentic and focused on positive outcomes, ready to meet any challenges the future may bring. The Board has set an appropriately high standard by which we will all be tested. Will you pass the test? The time for talk is over. Now is the time to walk the walk.

SCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Members

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Bill Montgomery Mike Campea Bob Shrekgast Kathi Connell Bob Long Robert Palmer Ron Trimble Thomas Soden James Hidalgo

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MANAGEMENT TEAM General Manager Director of Public Safety Director of Facilities Recreation Director Director of Human Resources and Administration Restaurant Manager Director of Member Services Director of Finance

Dave Martin Jim Andrews Jeffrey Gaal George McCormick

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Peggy Gottschau Ryan McGinniss Jessica VanDerVliet Cathy Wargo

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COMMITTEES & CHAIRPERSONS Appeals Beautification Finance Building & Architectural Nominating Public Information Recreation Rules & Regulations Safety

Norda Calder Phil Cozzi Peter Derrenbacher Dave Stagg Peter Derrenbacher Kristina Neumann Suzanne Mark Joe Meehan Robert Harter

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