Description
Book SynopsisLocal government has rapidly become both more important and more complex and the quality of municipal management is becoming more significant every day as local governments deal with a vast array of organizational and community challenges.
The Role of Canadian City Managers brings together experienced city managers and municipal chief administrative officers (CAOs) across Canada to analyse the daily issues that they face. Each chapter deals with a particular issue or challenge, such as council/staff relations, collaborative initiatives, and crisis readiness. The book contributes to the literature on local government and public administration by providing insights from the "real time" lived experiences of city managers, spoken in their own words. The book also speculates about the contemporary leadership role of the city manager and the future of the city management profession.
The Role of Canadian City Managers is a useful resource for scholars and students
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. The City Management Profession: More than a Job Janice Baker 2. Aspirational Incrementalism: Developing a Vision Bruce Macgregor and David Szwarc 3. Building Support for Strategic Planning and Priorities Chris MacPherson 4. Using Your First 100 Days Strategically Patrick Moyle and Hassaan Basit 5. The Challenge of Leading Up: Strategic Alignment with Council Jeff Fielding and Kate Graham 6. Council/Staff Relations: Forward Motion or Spinning Wheels? Tammy Crowder 7. The Most Important Relationship in Local Government: Mayor and City Manager Bill Given 8. City Manager and Mayor: Independent or Partners? Carl Zehr 9. What Does Diversity-Inclusion Look Like in Action? Shirley Hoy 10. Diversity from Bottom to Top: The City Manager and Workforce Diversity Sheila Bassi-Kellett 11. Indigenous and Municipal Relationships: The Art of Collaboration Ann Mitchell 12. The Gift of Clarity and the Freedom to Innovate Robert Earl 13. Rowers, Coasters, and Drillers: How Team-Building Can Improve Your Crew John Leeburn 14. Five Strategies for Successful Municipal Intergovernmental Relations John E. Fleming 15. Leading Beyond: Building Relationships for Intergovernmental Collaboration Gail Stephens and Zack Taylor 16. Resilience in a Crisis: Towards an “Antifragile” Organization – The Case of Gatineau Marie-Hélène Lajoie and Pierre Prévost 17. Managing during a Crisis: Lessons from Fort McMurray Jamie Doyle and Don Lidstone 18. Building Partnerships: Hard Work, Patience, Commitment, Adaptation, and Opportunities Jag Sharma 19. Nurturing the Community’s Soul Source Linda Rapp 20. Community Development: Navigating the Rocky Shoals of Community Change Robert Buchan 21. From Dreams of Being a Rock-and-Roll Drummer to City Manager David Calder 22. A City Manager’s Career Journey John Burke 23. Mentoring: Building the Next Generation of Municipal Professionals Tony Haddad, Gerard Lewis, and Jim Pine 24. The Canadian City Manager Michael Fenn, Gordon McIntosh, and David Siegel List of Contributors
