With thousands of citizens relying on your city's GIS and related technology, a lot is resting on your shoulders. Your team works day and night to map and maintain millions of dollars in infrastructure assets, plan for the future, and keep your residents safe and informed. But, how do you keep up when budget cuts, disasters, and staff changes are thrown into the mix?
During this session, you’ll learn how to build effective, innovative GIS teams and implement efficient processes. In addition, you’ll uncover the 5 reasons why local government agencies are working to become high performing, plus expert tips to help you get started on your journey today.
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CLARITY: YOUR BEST KEPT SECRET
• Collect: It all begins with collecting good data that measures
success towards a goal.
• Convert: Taking it from data to information is where we
empower our leaders. Now we can make informed decisions.
• Candor: Speaking truthfully and passionately about what the
facts show, but without pride or prejudice. Because the facts
matter.
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CLARITY: YOUR BEST KEPT SECRET
• Connect: Putting the dots together and telling the story. The
story is where we engage.
• Communicate: Speak plain. No acronyms. Talk in common
language.
• Captivate: Getting people’s attention and holding it with a
compelling story.
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Proactive engagement of citizens
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PROCESS MAPPING
• Uncovers waste and potential barriers
• Shows who, what, when…then you follow up with WHY.
• Helps you deliver on expectations.
• Encourages collaboration and ownership.
• Supports you in becoming better today than you were
yesterday, i.e. high-performance government!
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1. Strive to be SMART and CLEAR.
2. Build goals off larger community directives.
3. Mind your KPIs.
4. WIG out to stay focused.
5. Motivate your team with scoreboards.
YOUR HIGH-PERFORMANCE JOURNEY
5 TIPS TO MAPPING
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• Know the goal
• Know what to do to achieve that goal
• Know the score at all times
• Hold themselves accountable, regularly and frequently, to
achieve superior results
HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS:
WILDLY IMPORTANT GOALS
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• Start small on your journey.
• Use small wins to drive momentum.
• Get buy-in from key, organization-wide stakeholders.
• Address culture change challenges.
• Enlist a trusted partner to walk this journey with you.
HIGH PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT IS
A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION
SO HOW DO YOU BEGIN?
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“LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE ENTRUSTED
WITH AN AWESOME, POWERFUL
RESPONSIBILITY:
TO DO TOGETHER THAT WHICH WE
CANNOT, OR SHOULD NOT, DO ALONE.”
NICK KITTLE
Government Performance and
Innovation Coach
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THANK YOU!
Heather Henderson
Cartegraph
303.359.8327
heatherhenderson@cartegraph.com