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

2. What is Strategic Leadership?

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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