Welcome to the F&A Strategic Planning Web site!  The draft strategic plan (link below) is the result of months of effort involving all of F&A.  Please take a look at the plan and let me know what you think.  You can e-mail me or submit comments via this Web page.

Thanks to all of you who have contributed so far and special thanks to Shawn Winkelman for his leadership in the development of the plan.

I look forward to seeing your comments!

Leadership - We value leadership at all levels of the organization and encourage our team of dedicated professionals to use their individual knowledge and skills where they can best be applied.

Integrity - We will act with integrity and exhibit behavior that merits public trust and confidence.

Partnership - We value partnerships with our customers, as well as within F&A, to improve our effectiveness and meet our commitments.

Excellence - We value excellence in providing high-quality administrative services and facilities to all of our customers.

Innovation - We value the exploration, accumulation, and dissemination of knowledge and creative efforts that support the mission of UCAR.

Diversity - We value our employees and embrace diversity of ideas and backgrounds, respecting all persons and displaying civility in all interactions.

Balance - We value a healthy work environment with reasonable expectations and workloads, allowing for a balance between our personal and professional lives.

Openness - We support and encourage open and honest communication among ourselves as well as the constituencies we support.

We enable employees to succeed by supporting creativity, innovation and diverse solutions, enhancing employee professional development.

We are straightforward and honest in our business relationships and do not allow bias, conflict of interest, or undue influence by others to override our professional judgment.

We partner with a dynamic and diverse community of customers, striving to be trusted partners while maintaining administrative integrity in support of UCAR's mission.

We document and communicate our values, plans and projects so our customers know what to expect of us, thereby effecting professional and effective communication.

We encourage employees to find a healthy balance between their professional and personal lives by encompassing an optimistic outlook, flexibility, and the contribution of humor and fun in the workplace.

We celebrate our successes together and refuse to let each other fail by supporting each other's efforts and learning from our experiences.