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Management Strategies and Issues
This plan describes the expected performance outcomes based on a
particular level of funding. Performance outcomes are largely impacted by
the points within a problem or situation at which the Coast Guard decides
to intervene, and by the particular strategies and activities undertaken.
However, the Coast Guard's internal management goals and strategies also
greatly influences how well the Coast Guard can achieve performance goals,
especially in this era of constrained budgets.
The challenge is not just to achieve the Strategic Goals, but to meet them
as efficiently as possible. Efficiency is pursued through internal
management goals that address workforce skill, technological development,
and quality management. Management goals are not performance goals, but
rather serve to more efficiently achieve performance goals. Efficiency
through management goals is not free, however; it requires carefully
planned investment to save. Establishing the appropriate strategy to guide
activities, while managing for efficiency can be summed up as doing the
"RIGHT THINGS RIGHT." The Coast Guard is committed to providing outcomes
the public expects in the most efficient manner possible.
Management Strategies
The Commandant of the Coast Guard has established eight management goals
to steer the Coast Guard toward fulfilling its Mission and achieving its
Strategic Goals. The principles identified through these goals and further
defined in the Commandant's Direction are used in all planning, and are
reflected in daily decision making.
Goal 1: Provide leadership and a working environment to enable all of our
people to reach their full potential.
Goal 2:
Place diversity in the Coast Guard at center stage.
Goal 3: Meet the mandate to streamline with no reduction in essential
services.
Goal 4: Maintain a strong response capability; always ready as a military
service to meet multi-mission requirements.
Goal 5: Enhance and extend our reputation as the world's premier maritime
service.
Goal 6: Engage the Coast Guard as an intermodal partner in the
implementation of the DOT Strategic Plan, particularly in the areas of
infrastructure, safety, and security.
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