Municipality Newsletter – March 2015

March 11, 2015 – In This Issue:

10 CRITICAL ERRORS TO AVOID WHEN DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN

FREE WEBINAR – LEADING LOCAL GOVERNMENT TEAMS

A LITTLE ABOUT US

FEATURED CONSULTANTS

10 CRITICAL ERRORS YOU MUST AVOID IN DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIC PLAN

We thought we’d share this article by SmartDrive, from January 2014. It serves as a good reminder of the common, critical mistakes that can doom strategic plans.

See the full article

FREE WEBINAR – LEADING LOCAL GOVERNMENT TEAMS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE

Leading Local Government Teams for High Performance

In the dynamic environment of local government, leaders need broad perspectives, expansive vision, and acute awareness of the trends and developments shaping their organizations. As a leader in local government, you must have the skills to guide, coach, partner and inspire your staff -sometimes simultaneously – and make it easier for others to communicate, accept responsibility and problem solve.

How are you doing leading your team to high performance? Are you clear about the results you are looking for, the deliverables you expect and the desired behaviours essential for the success of your organization? Based off of a recent workshop at the Local Government Managers Association of British Columbia CAO Forum, this webinar aims to help you reflect on your leadership style and how you can support your organization and your team increase their performance, motivation, and overall effectiveness.

Please register here for this free 1-hour webinar.

Date: April 23, 2015

Time: 2:00 – 3:00 (Eastern Daylight Savings Time, Canada)

Presenter: Rob Cooke (@robcooke2) is an ICF-Certified Executive and Leadership Coach. He helps middle and senior level leaders who are smart, ambitious, and represent the future leadership of their organizations. He works with these leaders and their teams to accelerate performance and clarify desired outcomes.

A LITTLE ABOUT US…

Why muniSERV?

For those of you who do not already know me, for most of my career I was a municipal CAO in Ontario. I know municipalities often need to engage the services of consultants and professionals. And I also recall how frustrating it was to find the number of professionals I needed to fill quote requirements and comply with procurement policies. Often my only option was to ask a neighbouring municipality, “Who did you use?”. There simply was no one place to find the consultants and professional services I needed.

So, muniSERV.ca was created to help municipalities and professionals connect. The main features for municipalities are the searchable database, which is categorized into the service offerings of our professional members, and the free RFP upload feature.

How does muniSERV work with our procurement policies?

muniSERV does not conflict with your procurement policies. In fact, using muniSERV actually enhances your procurement processes, because it broadens your servicing options and enhances your ability to acquire more quotes – and ultimately, more competitive quotes.

Something you may not be aware of too, is that recently we’ve been hearing from our professional members, that they are no longer subscribing to other RFP sites due to policy changes that have now made getting access to your bid documents, quite restrictive for them. This may result in you getting fewer responses and makes posting your bid documents on muniSERV instead of, or in addition to, your own municipal website and/or other RFP sites you may be using, an even more attractive alternative for you.

NOW 180 CANADIAN CONSULTANTS AND PROFESSIONALS STRONG!

We strive to continually bring you the best selection of consultants we can and word is spreading. In the past 3 weeks we’ve had 20 new professional members join muniSERV!

These new members offer a wide variety of consulting and professional services – including fire and life safety expert opinions, service delivery reviews, business continuity plans, IT and social media training, project management and executive coaching, to name just a few. Please continue to check out the service offerings of our 180 professional members to find the services you need.

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FEATURED CONSULTANTS

muniSERV provides a searchable database of Canadian consultants and professionals that assist municipalities. Here’s some of our reputable consultants.