{"product_id":"the-role-of-canadian-city-managers-9781487552329","title":"The Role of Canadian City Managers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Role of Canadian City Managers\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Role of Canadian City Managers\u003c\/i\u003e is a useful resource for scholars and students\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction   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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195290153303,"sku":"9781487552329","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487552329.jpg?v=1763647063","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-role-of-canadian-city-managers-9781487552329","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}