Leadership? … It is an evolution. Kelley Coulter, CAO October 21, 2016

Bruce County

Leadership Strategies Investment

… not one dimensional – people and organizations are complex Leadership is … … hard “fun” work … not one dimensional – people and organizations are complex

Bruce County Importance of Strategic Plan Defined by our community – internal and external stakeholders – improve our systems, improve our service delivery Our operational review – the start of leadership – Cross-functional staff teams fully involved Staff eager for opportunities to change our thinking …

Position of Strength We started from a position of solid processes which were absent of some modern day efficiencies – became the genesis of invest in our people to modernize our approaches Our staff are curious, committed, hard-working ethical people – this is a terrific gift upon which to build a strategy for innovative leadership development.

Bruce County Leadership Strategy

Treat people/organizations like leaders and they will be Leaders … Invest in others and hold ourselves accountable … Self leadership

Not all initiatives are a success – important lesson for new Leaders (media) … Ensure development is balanced approach for new leaders…

We value our own people … We value honesty and integrity … We value “explorers” … We value collaboration and creativity…

Identify Leadership Partners Educators: Loyalist College, Queen’s University, Schulich School of Business, University of Western Ontario Local Government, Mowat School of Public Policy, Rotman Business School Professional Institutions: Institute of Public Administration of Canada, ICMA Professional Associations: Important strength in mentoring tool Business Partners: Opportunity Other Organizations: We are starting our 5th Cohort with Loyalist

Our Leadership roadmap … Strategic Plan Look deep inside and outside of the organization Sought out the opposing view … Invest in Continuous Improvement Do not be distracted by the naysayers… Gap analysis – internal and external Educational investment The importance of continual discussion and communication

Our Leadership Investment … Loyalist College: Leadership in Local Government Everyone speaking the same language Everyone taught the same principles and theories Regular check-in’s on evolutionary thought … 3As, Ladder of Inference

Our Leadership Investment … Bridges to Leadership: Designed for future leaders in our organization Establish comfort with leadership and the language of leadership 3As of Leadership: Align, Assure, Activate

Our next evolution … Multi Development Opportunities: Designed for future leaders in our organization Establish comfort with leadership and the language of leadership 3As of Leadership: Align, Assure, Activate

The Supporting Actors … Hold each other accountable: REACH Designed by our Senior Leadership Team for how we will be Performance Review – as important for the 20 year leader as it is the novice leader Internal response system

ALWAYS MAKE TIME … Your people and partners are worth it

The Leadership impact … We are growing and diversifying our Economy We are listening to the collective community voices We continue to collaborate to build and evolve our partnerships that develop and increase Our Skills and Leadership opportunities Strength of the Bruce Life “Explore, Be a Leader”

Collaborative Leadership

Coordination, Collaboration and Capacity Building Collective Impact Coordination, Collaboration and Capacity Building

Thank you Kelley Coulter, CAO October 21, 2016