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<br />.. What meetings and constituent conversations does each person already attend and what is <br />the schedule of those meetings? <br />.. What would define success in terms of increased team building and work style analysis <br />by the Council? EX.What would there be more of? What would there be less of? <br />.. What is important to do and not to do during the three sessions we plan to have together? <br />B. Consultant and City Manager (with support from key department heads) will collect <br />materials/reports and produce an integrated summary of them. <br />C. Consultant and City Manager will also develop a project implementation plan that integrates <br />schedules and maximizes the opportunities and time commitments that are already in place. <br />Confirmation of open meeting law application and how public observation will be handled <br />etc. will also be included. <br />D. Council will receive a "background" briefing folder on existing information/materials related <br />to the development of City-wide goals and existing accountability measures which identifies <br />critical issues/strategic choices and identifies "gaps" that are critical for the Council to <br />address during its sessions. Council members will be asked to read this material in <br />preparation for the third session. <br />E. Council Members will be given 4 self-assessment tools. The first two will be used in the <br />"Work Style" session and are the Myers-Briggs Profile and the Leadership Style Inventory. <br />The second two will be used in the "Team-Building" session and are the Learning Style <br />Inventory and Conflict Mode Inventory. Council members will be asked to score these <br />instruments at their convenience and send the results by email to the consultant in time for <br />the sessions in which they will be used. <br />F. Council members will be given a set of questions and guidelines for conducting "focus <br />groups". Each Council member will be asked to talk with between 4 and 6 groups and at least <br />10 individuals to collect information in preparation for the third session, which is the <br />"Strategic Goal-Setting" session. <br /> <br />Step 2: First Session <br />A. The Consultant will conduct first session on "Work Styles" <br />Draft agenda includes: <br />.. Overview of the instruments <br />.. Sharing by members of their scoring on the instruments and their reactions to how they <br />scored <br />.. Exercises that demonstrate how the diversity of styles can be understood and integrated into <br />the work of the Council <br />.. The Council will develop processes/ground rules or norms that reinforce how they want to <br />work together and how staff can best provide information to support an efficient and <br />effective work environment for each member <br />.. Closing reflections on the "Work Style" session and its effectiveness <br />· Agreed upon summary that can be discussed during regular Council meeting to keep citizens <br />reasonably informed about the work and the benefit it is having <br />· Check-in about progress on gathering information from constituents in preparation for the <br />third session on "Strategic Goal-Setting - reminder to continue collecting information <br />· Reminder to complete second two instruments before the next session <br /> <br />~ <br />