Agenda What is Strategic Leadership? Opportunities for Saskatchewan Municipalities How Municipal Leaders See Leadership Going Forward

What is Strategic Leadership?

What is “strategy” Big A vision of something large (important, valued) Specific Goals, timeline, outcomes, milestones Actionable Allows you to align what happens now with what’s intended for the future

What is “leadership” Focus Maintaining a vision Movement Being at the head of the pack Mentoring Keeping the pack together

Leading Strategically – 1 Not about where you are Not management of the status quo (good manager + representative) About where you plan to be Leading to something new (change) Find the strategic vision – ask: o Status quo ok for our long-term future? o If not, what kind of future do we want? o What do we have to do differently to get to that future vision? (strategies) Make it clear, specific, strong o Goal + Timeline + Benefits

Leading Strategically – 2 Maintain the vision o Commitment and repetition o Focus on the benefits Manage towards the vision o Evaluate choices – use the vision as criteria for decision making o Search for opportunities – proactively advance your strategies Communicate the vision o Repetition – a vision needs to be seen o Celebration – progress revitalizes vision

Summary What is “Strategy” o Big + Specific + Actionable What is “Leadership” o Focus + Movement + Mentoring Leading Strategically o Find the strategic vision o Make it clear, specific, strong o Maintain the vision o Manage towards the vision o Communicate the vision