Dealing with Politicians and Senior Staff

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Dealing with Politicians and Senior Staff

• Canadian Parks Council
• Parks System Leadership Course
• Nova Scotia
• 2005

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• Beginning with the end
• When briefing, think in terms
  of your audience, their lack of time and need for
  quick accurate intelligence.
• Some Stories with meaning
• A Walk on the Beach
• Ivan the (Not) Terrible!
• A Town Hall Meeting to Celebrate
• The Office wall
• A Minister goes to Ottawa

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• Critical Questions to ask yourself
• What do they need
• What dont you understand about these people
• What has worked for you, why

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• The Foundations
• Understanding Them Yourself
• Trusted and Respected Professional
  Service

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• Understanding
• Them,
• Their history
• Personal values and culture
• Motivations
• Needs and Perspectives
• Their Role
• The pressures on them
• Yourself,
• Your role and Duty of Care
• What you bring to the issues

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• Trusted and Respected Professional
• Knowledgeable, forthright diplomatic
• Accurate and Insightful
• Clear concise, Start with the End
• Consistent
• Answers not questions
• Understand your role
• Know where you are going
• Be prepared and Know when to
  act
• What you have a right to expect from
  them