City Council Meeting Date: January 14, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ben Martig, City Administrator
Risi Karim, Assistant to the City Administrator
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Council Worksession: Leadership-Effective Governance Session (Presenter Craig Rapp, The Rapp Consulting Group).
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Action Requested:
None.
Summary Report:
This worksession is an integrated step in the Strategic Planning process. The City of Northfield has planned the development, approval and beginning implementation of the new City Strategic Plan (2025-2028). This will be the third successive adopted strategic plan for the City of Northfield since 2017.
The City is continuing to work with Rapp Consulting Group, lead by Craig Rapp, who tailors the strategic planning process to the needs of the organization and the community. Rapp Consulting Group work with organizational and community leaders, helping them articulate their challenges, develop strategic priorities, and define actionable follow-through. Using a process that clarifies desired outcomes, performance indicators and success measures-the organization's strategic "guidance system" is established. This is followed by a facilitated process with management to develop detailed initiatives and action plans, to ensure accountability.
The following is a summary of this workshop that is another step in preparation of the development of the new strategic plan:
Strategic Planning Session #1- Effective Governance. Team Cohesion. Leadership Development
An interactive session for the governing board, City Administrator, and senior management team will be conducted to familiarize the group with best practices in governance and create team cohesion. Governance topics covered will include- roles and responsibilities, teamwork, candid communications, handling conflict, the impact of politics, understanding differences, and collaborative decision-making. Participants will complete a DiSC(c) Personality/Style assessment and a survey of current ...
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