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

2. Bruce County

3. Leadership
Strategies
Investment

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

5. 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 …

6. 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.

7. Bruce County
Leadership Strategy

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

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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. ALWAYS MAKE TIME …
Your people and partners are worth it

18. 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”

19. Collaborative Leadership

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

21. Thank you
Kelley Coulter, CAO October 21, 2016