# Presentation: 143349

## Things You Must Take Away

- VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.)Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and AtmosphereNOAA Administrator
- December 2, 2005

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## Closing Menu

- Recap
- 	Current Reality
- 	Summit Wrap Up
- Three things you must Take Away
- 	One NOAA
- 	Communication is Key
- 	The Road Ahead

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## The Stockdale Paradox

- “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end – which you can never afford to lose – with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever that might be.

- Admiral Jim Stockdale

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## Current RealityNOAA Funding Trends(Constant Dollars in Billions)

- Data Source:  DOC Summary of enacted BA

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## Current RealityFY2005 Acquisitions and GrantsAcquisitions Completed

- Total = 18,827Completed Acquisitions in FY05

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## Current Reality Personnel MattersPerformance Appraisals

| SES Ratings |  2005 * | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 49% | 51% | 85% | 86% |
| Commendable | 43% | 35% | 13% | 12% |
| Fully Successful |  8% | 14% | 2% | 2% |

| ST/SL Ratings |  2005 * | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Outstanding | 70% | 72% | 65% | 69% |
| Commendable | 15% | 7% | 21% | 15% |
| Eligible (DEMO) | 15% | 14% | 14% | 15% |
| Not Eligible (DEMO) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Fully Successful | 0% | 7% | 0% | 0% |

- * Proposed

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## Current Reality One NOAA vs. Budget Year 2007

- In FY06....

- NSF: $5.6B

- NASA: $16.5B

- NOAA: $3.9B

- NASA vs. NWS
- NASA vs. OAR
- NASA vs. NOS
- NASA vs. NMFS
- NASA vs. NESDIS

- NSF vs. NWS
- NSF vs. OAR
- NSF vs. NOS
- NSF vs. NMFS
- NSF vs. NESDIS

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## Summit Wrap Up...

- Three challenges we addressed...
- Building external relationships
- Realizing NOAA’s potential
- Workforce management
- Three challenges we did not address...
- Technical innovation
- Leadership development
- Mission goal accomplishment

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## One NOAA

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## One NOAA

- University
- (anarchy)

- Military
- (rigid structure & process)

- Organizational Structure

- Freedom
- to be creative and entrepreneurial

- Efficient processes to create order, involvement &
- TRUST

- vs.

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## One NOAA

- _INDIVIDUAL_

- _ORGANIZATION_

- Communication Skills

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## Communication is KeyBreaking the Bubbles

- EASY

- EASY

- EASY

- EASY

- REALLY DIFFICULT

- DIFFICULT

- EASY

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## Communication is KeyRecipe for Success

- Know what you want to say...
- Keep it:
- accurate
- timely
- targeted to audience(s)
- clear
- concise
- consistent
- ...and then repeat it.

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## Communication = Perception

- Communication = Perception

- SALES

- vs.

- MARKETING

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## Slide 15

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## The Way Ahead Realizing NOAA’s Potential

- New Orleans, LA 2005

- Hurricane Katrina Forecast Track Overlay

- Biloxi, MS Damage Assessment

- How do we promote a society fully invested in the environment?
- 	Developing 	Hazard Resilient 	Communities/ 	Hazard Ready 	Businesses

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## The Way AheadBuilding External Relationships

- A Comprehensive One NOAA Legislative Strategy
- Guiding Principal—What are the 3 “must haves”, “live withouts” and “trade offs” for all of our legislative priorities.

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## The Way Ahead Meeting NOAA’s Workforce Needs

- Workforce Planning
- Recruiting
- Retention
- Training and Education

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## The Way AheadThe Best is Yet to Come

- “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end – which you can never afford to lose – with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever that might be.

- Admiral Jim Stockdale

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## Thank You