Each week, Chancellor Wright Lassiter Jr. sends a “Weekend Memo” to all DCCCD employees. His brief but powerful commentaries inform and inspire, and also give the district community a chance to get to know their CEO a little better. In addition, the Weekend Memo features news from each district location.
Below are some of the most recent Weekend Memos. Looking for an older Memo? See our Archives.
November 2009
WEM #168: Everyone Has a Load Limit — Watch for Warning Signs (PDF – 192KB)
WEM #167: Emergency Friend System (PDF – 198KB)
October 2009
WEM #166: Reflections During Times of Change and Uncertainty (PDF – 187KB)
WEM #165: How to Lead When You're Not the Head Person (PDF – 190KB)
WEM #164: Business As Usual No Longer Works (PDF – 198KB)
WEM #163: What is Leadership? (PDF – 191KB)
WEM #162: Food for Thought (PDF – 184KB)
September 2009
WEM #161: Can You Do the Math? (PDF – 192KB)
WEM #160: Building Healthy Alliances (PDF – 179KB)
WEM #159: The Tomato Man (PDF – 182KB)
WEM #158: Practice Celebrating Successes (PDF – 211KB)
August 2009
WEM #157: Leadership in Six Words (PDF – 182KB)
WEM #156: During Times of Crisis Avoid the Silence Pattern (PDF – 191KB)
WEM #155: The Power of Place in the Enhancement of a Learning Community Environment (PDF – 195KB)
WEM #154: Could You Have Passed the Eighth Grade in 1895? (PDF – 226KB)
July 2009
WEM #153: Hostmanship (PDF – 222KB)
WEM #152: Customer Service Pointers (PDF – 191KB)
WEM #151: The Human Side of Organizational Change (PDF – 238KB)
WEM #150: Keep Your Fork (PDF – 190KB)
June 2009
WEM #149: Preparing Our Sons for the Game of Life (PDF – 179KB)
WEM #148: Teaching a Soldier (PDF – 189KB)
WEM #147: 45 Lessons Life Has Taught Me (PDF – 189KB)
WEM #146: The Hills Are Alive (PDF – 186KB)
May 2009
WEM #145: Oh — The Wonders of Teaching (PDF – 213KB)
WEM #144: Vision (PDF – 221KB)
WEM #143: A Mother to Her Child (PDF – 213KB)
WEM #142: The Financial Facts of Life (PDF – 224KB)
WEM #141 - 10 Lessons Learned in Over 30 Years in Higher Education (PDF – 211KB)
April 2009
WEM #140: If Tomorrow Never Comes (PDF – 237KB)
WEM #139: Leaders Can Cause People to Thrive or Groan (PDF – 220KB)
March 2009
WEM #138: An Appeal for Support: Employee Benefits — Community Colleges (PDF – 240KB)
WEM #137: A Cup of Coffee (PDF – 217KB)
WEM #136: Systems Thinking (PDF – 216KB)
WEM #135: Leading Means Sharing (PDF – 214KB)
February 2009
WEM #134: Shaping the Environment for a More Healthy Culture (PDF – 219KB)
WEM #133: Modern Think Preview (PDF – 237KB)
WEM #132: Outlook 2009 (PDF – 230KB)
January 2009
WEM #131: I Do Believe (PDF – 218KB)
WEM #130: Habits of the Heart (PDF – 190KB)
WEM #129: The Role of the Chancellor (PDF – 222KB)
WEM #128: Business as Unusual (PDF – 224KB)