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___n_____ . What Can Be Done team [0 buy inca it. They must de~ a strategic plan and a sense of strate~ \-elop a sense of teamwork and man. gic thinking, They need [0 recognize First of all. we need to ha\'e stronger age the strengths and egos of each that the onl:, Constant ~pect of their managers and stronger elected offi- team member: manage circum- job is change-and that it also is their cia Is. particulari~" at the mayoral stances and recognize changes in job [0 manage ,he change. To aCCOm- 1e\'eJ. The [erIll "PoliAd" (poli[ical econom~', technology, and competi- plish ,his. I suggest that in addition to administrator) represents the era in [h'eness; rake personal responsibililV the regular maller's-degree program, which we are operating, \l,"herein the for decisions made under fire; and managers should be trained in the mayor and the manager must form a be adept at conflict resolution. par- areas of contlict resolution and sales- team and assume responsibiliry in as. ticularl~' when reallocating reSOurces. manship. and become completely sisting the communiC}' through its ~{anagers must be willing to commit knowledgeable in the principles of many decision-making and problem- and "uncommi('-there are windows rotal quality management. soh-ing processes, \lanagers can aid of opportunity of \.....hich the~' mUSt It is an exciling time to be a man~ mayors and other elecred officials b:v take ad\Oantageo It is necessary to ager, \\bile some of the old rules still helping them develop a sense of go,'- push the idea of performance evalua. applv, much has altered in the last 10 e-i"nance; it is even beuer if poiirical tion and [he issues of role definition to 15 years. I anticipate that the leaders also can get this message and role efficiency. This is important, changes will not be quite so dramatic from other elected officials, \lan- not just for the manager but also for in the next 10 years, But they "ill agers can help all of these officials indil'idual elected leaders. Adminis- prove traumadc for those managers de\'elop -rules. for their behavior. trators have to take 31 percent of the who fail to recognize that their envi. Today. managers must be pre. responsibilitv for accommodating ronmenr is changing. ~ pared to make more adjustments the needs of the go"erning body, as a than they can expect of elected offi. whole and as individuals. Jim Brimeyer is pmident of The Brimt'),,,,, daIs. They need to have a vision, an \lanagers need to "forget the pot- Group Exuutivl Search, Hopkins, inspiration. and [he ability to get the holes" and lead firmly in developing .\1innesola. . REPRIN1ED FROM P PUBLIC MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE . OCTOBER 1993