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The Role of Canadian City Managers : In Their Own Words.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fenn, Michael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City managers--Canada.
- City managers.
- Municipal government by city manager--Canada.
- Municipal government by city manager.
- Municipal government--Canada.
- Municipal government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (376 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- This collection sheds light on local government and public administration by providing insights from city managers across Canada.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 City Management: More than a Job
- 2 Aspirational Incrementalism: Developing a Vision
- 3 Building Support for Strategic Planning and Priorities
- 4 Using Your First 100 Days Strategically
- 5 The Challenge of Leading Up: Strategic Alignment with Council
- 6 Council-Staff Relations: Forward Motion or Spinning Wheels?
- 7 The Most Important Relationship in Local Government: Mayor and City Manager
- 8 City Manager and Mayor: Independent or Partners?
- 9 What Does Diversity-Inclusion Look Like in Action?
- 10 Diversity from Bottom to Top: The City Manager and Workplace Diversity
- 11 Indigenous and Municipal Relationships: The Art of Collaboration
- 12 The Gift of Clarity and the Freedom to Innovate
- 13 Rowers, Coasters, and Drillers: How Team Building Can Improve Your Crew
- 14 Five Strategies for Successful Municipal Intergovernmental Relations
- 15 Leading Beyond: Building Relationships for Intergovernmental Collaboration
- 16 More than Resilience: Towards an "Antifragile" Organization - The Case of Gatineau
- 17 Managing during a Crisis: Lessons from Fort McMurray
- 18 Building Partnerships: Hard Work, Patience, Commitment, Adaptation, and Opportunities
- 19 Nurturing the Community's Soul Source
- 20 Community Development: Navigating the Rocky Shoals of Community Change
- 21 From Dreams of Being a Rock-and-Roll Drummer to City Manager
- 22 A City Manager's Career Journey
- 23 Mentoring: Building the Next Generation of Municipal Professionals
- 24 The Canadian City Manager Looks to the Future
- Contributors.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Fenn, Michael The Role of Canadian City Managers
- ISBN:
- 1-4875-5743-4
- 1-4875-5538-5
- OCLC:
- 1365064007
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