CSDA - General Manager Training 2008

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GENERAL MANAGER TRAINING
A comprehensive overview of the issues and responsibilities related to
the general manager’s role

Effective management skills are the cornerstones to motivating employees, creating organizational success and to professional growth. In this information-rich training seminar, you will learn how your attitude affects the organization, what characteristics to develop to move your organization forward, and what your role within the organization should be.

The general manager of a special district is a leader who must respond to a variety of constituents while managing time and resources effectively and efficiently. Knowing how to balance the roles of policy maker, planner, and advisor to the Board of Directors. Is critical to the success of a general manager and to that manager’s district. This seminar will equip you with techniques, information, and resources that will enhance and sharpen your skills and provide you with the tools to manage your job in a complex and rapidly changing environment.

This training will address specifics in the areas of:

Governance
Requirements
Development
Ethics in public service
Implementation

This one-workshop will help to prepare participants interested in obtaining their Special District Administrator Certification with the Special Districts Leadership Foundation. It also offers attendees an opportunity to network and learn with one another.

Special District Administrator Certification Program

These courses are approved for SDA credit. The Special District Administrator Certificate is a voluntary designation sought by individuals who strive to be the “best in the business.” Certification helps document and recognize your knowledge, skills and capabilities.

AGENDA

8 – 8:30 a.m.	Registration
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.	Overview and Introduction Characteristics of an Effective GM Knowledge Skills
10 – 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	The GM’s Roles and Constituents
12 – 1 p.m.	Lunch
1 – 4 p.m.	Balancing the Responsibilities of a GM

FACULTY

Charles (Chuck) Beesley was the general manager of the Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District for 23 years. He took a low-profile mosquito abatement district at the brink of extinction after Proposition 13 and transformed it into a well-respected, countywide mosquito and vector control district. Under his leadership, the district successfully consolidated two mosquito control agencies; absorbed those services from the county for improved efficiencies; built state-of-the-art facilities; and successfully dealt with a 45-percent loss of state revenues. A past president of the California Special Districts Association, Chuck is now a consultant to special districts, conducts planning, team-building and general manager training workshops, and is currently a presenter for the CSDA’s Special District Leadership Academy.