{"product_id":"the-role-of-canadian-city-managers-in-their-own-words-hardback-9781487548865","title":"The Role of Canadian City Managers; In Their Own Words (Hardback) 9781487548865","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Role of Canadian City Managers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIn Their Own Words\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Fenn (Edited by), Gordon McIntosh (Edited by), David Siegel (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487548865\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 May 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e376 pages, 8 b\u0026amp;w figures, 2 b\u0026amp;w tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.4 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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 of local government and public administration, as well as public servants who work with or aspire to leadership roles within local government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The City Management Profession: More than a Job\u003cbr\u003eJanice Baker\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Aspirational Incrementalism: Developing a Vision\u003cbr\u003eBruce Macgregor and David Szwarc\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Building Support for Strategic Planning and Priorities\u003cbr\u003eChris MacPherson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Using Your First 100 Days Strategically\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Moyle and Hassaan Basit\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Challenge of Leading Up: Strategic Alignment with Council\u003cbr\u003eJeff Fielding and Kate Graham\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Council\/Staff Relations: Forward Motion or Spinning Wheels?\u003cbr\u003eTammy Crowder\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Most Important Relationship in Local Government: Mayor and City Manager\u003cbr\u003eBill Given\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. City Manager and Mayor: Independent or Partners?\u003cbr\u003eCarl Zehr\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. What Does Diversity-Inclusion Look Like in Action?\u003cbr\u003eShirley Hoy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Diversity from Bottom to Top: The City Manager and Workforce Diversity\u003cbr\u003eSheila Bassi-Kellett\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Indigenous and Municipal Relationships: The Art of Collaboration\u003cbr\u003eAnn Mitchell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Gift of Clarity and the Freedom to Innovate\u003cbr\u003eRobert Earl\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Rowers, Coasters, and Drillers: How Team-Building Can Improve Your Crew\u003cbr\u003eJohn Leeburn \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Five Strategies for Successful Municipal Intergovernmental Relations\u003cbr\u003eJohn E. Fleming\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Leading Beyond: Building Relationships for Intergovernmental Collaboration\u003cbr\u003eGail Stephens and Zack Taylor\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Resilience in a Crisis: Towards an \"Antifragile\" Organization – The Case of Gatineau\u003cbr\u003eMarie-Hélène Lajoie and Pierre Prévost\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Managing during a Crisis: Lessons from Fort McMurray\u003cbr\u003eJamie Doyle and Don Lidstone\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Building Partnerships: Hard Work, Patience, Commitment, Adaptation, and Opportunities\u003cbr\u003eJag Sharma\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Nurturing the Community\u0026amp;#x2019;s Soul Source\u003cbr\u003eLinda Rapp\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Community Development: Navigating the Rocky Shoals of Community Change\u003cbr\u003eRobert Buchan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. From Dreams of Being a Rock-and-Roll Drummer to City Manager\u003cbr\u003eDavid Calder\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. A City Manager\u0026amp;#x2019;s Career Journey\u003cbr\u003eJohn Burke\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Mentoring: Building the Next Generation of Municipal Professionals\u003cbr\u003eTony Haddad, Gerard Lewis, and Jim Pine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. The Canadian City Manager\u003cbr\u003eMichael Fenn, Gordon McIntosh, and David Siegel\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595898908952,"sku":"9781487548865","price":57.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-role-of-canadian-city-managers-in-their-own-words-hardback-9781487548865","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}