Solutions for Governmental Agencies and
Not-For-Profit Organizations
Not-For-Profit Organizations
Pacific Accord Inc.
Much, if not most, of our feelings of self-worth or self-esteem have to do with messages we get from our culture...
We know,
without question, that our culture values such things as power, efficacy, youthfulness, and health. So can you imagine how it
might feel to be poor, relatively powerless, chronically ill, or disabled in our society -- or for that matter any in any way that
society sees as different or unlike the majority?
- Lou Tice, The Pacific Institute
Not-For-Profit Organizations
Workers
in not-for-profit communities see it every day in their work--people of all ages being held back by their own feelings of low self-worth
and defeatism. Those seeking work, struggling for an education or hamstrung by a lack of belief in themselves can all benefit from
the knowledge provided by Lou Tice and The Pacific Institute. As someone whose father died when he was a child leaving the family
to live on food stamps, Lou Tice has a particular sensitivity for people who face large hurdles in their lives.
Irrespective
of the genesis of Lou's caring, various curricula from The Pacific Insitute have found favor in numerous not-for-profit institutions.
The principles of self-talk, the identification of the roots of prejudice, and the mechanisms of self-efficacy have resonance
in the not-for-profit sector. But, this knowledge is not just for those people served by not-for-profit organizations. It is also
for the organizations themselves. Being a caring institution does not exempt the individuals within the organization from issues that
affect how they interact with one-another on the job. For example, more than 300 associates at the YMCA of the USA in Chicago
have participated in the Imagine 21-Fast Track to Change™ curriculum. (Investment In Excellence® is the updated version of Imagine
21.)
Governmental Agencies
In every governmental agency it is important to have effective leadership,
to get people working as a team, and to develop a meaningful, common vision that propels them to excellence. The Pacific Institute
takes the knowledge of the inner dynamics of success and translates it into concrete, readily grasped insights that
allows it to be immediately applied into governmental organizations like the City of Fresno.
The State of Nebraska Department
of Labor won a national award using The Pacific Institute's programs as the centerpiece of their success. The leaders of the
Department realized that people who were out of work and seeking vocational assistance needed to develop a greater sense of self-efficacy,
as well as improved vocational skills. The Department's leadership also determined that staff needed the curriculum to enablethem to collectively set and achieve higher organizational goals, as well as to better understand how to help clients.
Organizational
Culture Defined
An organization's culture develops out of the habits, attitudes, beliefs, and expectations (HABE) that
are collectively held by its members. All organizations have a culture, from the family unit to the largest corporation. The basis
of culture is within each individual.
One reason that the "carrot and stick" approach is not the most effective tool for
creating dynamic, high performing organizations is the approach coerces compliance without changing HABE.
Client Comments
"Some of my political rivals came to the city council meeting intent on doing away with The Pacific Institute
curriculum because I was the one who brought it in. A union leader who hadn't had a good word to say about managment in 25 years showed
up with 700 signatures, packed the city council chamber, and pleaded with the council not to take this training away. It had changed
their lives and made them feel that they were doing something that mattered."
- Alan Autry, Mayor, City of Fresno, 2004
- Alan Autry, Mayor, City of Fresno, 2004
"Investment
in Excellence is an extra-ordinary experience for anyone. I consider myself a cynic and skeptic and I know I was very cautious about
being part of this course. Having attended, I can say that no experience at the YMCA of the USA has made me feel more a part of the
greater whole than this."
- Associate, YMCA of the USA
