CARRBORO TOWN COUNCIL RETREAT
LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE FOR A HIGH PERFORMING ORGANIZATION:
STRENGTHENING OUR EFFECTIVENESS AS A GOVERNING TEAM
Saturday, August 27,2022 12:00 pm- 4:30 pm at the Rizzo Center
150 Dubose Home Ln, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
PARTICIPANT AGENDA
Attendees: Carrboro Mayor, Town Council Members, Town Manager and Town Clerk
Retreat Objectives:
• Develop a set of operating principles that guide how the Council wants to work together
• Clarify roles and relationships in council-manager form of government
• Gain an understanding of the High Performing Organization framework and the Board’s role in creating and supporting a culture of high performance
• Identify action steps to document the agreements made in today’s session.
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12:00 (45 mins.) |
Welcome Working lunch served • Overview of retreat objectives and agenda • Introductions: Ø Name, length of residency here, tenure on the Council or with the Town Ø Describe a time when you were part of a great team-one that achieved its goals and was a rewarding experience. What was that like? What made it possible? |
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12:45 |
Creating an Effective Governing Team |
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(1.25 hrs.) |
• Review results of pre-work survey. What does our self-assessment tell us about our habits as a governing board? What are our strengths, where do we need to improve? • If I overheard people talking positively about how the Carrboro Town Council does its work, what would you hope I hear? (Operating Principles) |
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2:00 |
BREAK |
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2:15 |
Creating an Effective Governing Team, cont. |
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(1 hr.) |
• What might this governing board have to do differently to generate these compliments? (Handout: Getting the Work Done) • How do we want to hold ourselves accountable for our behaviors and the agreements we are making today? |
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3:15 |
Best Practices in Council-Manager Relations |
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(1 hr.) |
• In order to work together to effectively serve the residents of Carrboro: Ø Council expects Manager to .. Ø Manager expects Council to .. • High Performing Organization (HPO) Framework. Where are we as a HPO? What are we hoping to achieve as a Town organization with this lens? • Summarize next steps in the HPO Carrboro journey (Upcoming retreats) |
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4:15 |
Next Steps |
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(15 mins.) |
• Summarize action items: Who will do what by when? • Evaluate retreat: What worked well today? What could we do differently? |
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4:30 |
• Adjourn |