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What are we transitioning from and to? ‡What is the difference between “Personality” and “Character”? Aggressive/Passive Proactive/Reactive Macro/Micro -Aggressive, proactive Commissions that macro manage are much more productive and much less likely to get in trouble than Commissions that are passive, reactive, and micro manage. -It is your job to lead the Commission to be aggressive, proactive and to let their department heads do the micro management.
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Association of County Engineers of Alabama2012 ACEA
ANNUAL CONFERENCEMay 15-16, 2012
Perdido Beach Resort •Orange Beach, AlabamaTransitioning After the 2012 Elections
Randy Tindell, Coffee County Engineer
Transitioning After the 2012 Election
What are we transitioning from and to?
What motivates a new Commissioner?
How do you educate a new Commissioner?
How do you befriend a new Commissioner?
What are we transitioning from and to?‡What is the difference between “Personality” and “Character”?
Aggressive/PassiveProactive/Reactive
Macro/Micro
-Aggressive, proactive Commissions that macro manage are much more productive and much less likely to get in trouble than Commissions that are passive, reactive, and micro manage.
-It is your job to lead the Commission to be aggressive, proactive and to let their department heads do the micro management.
What motivates a new Commissioner?
Ego
Money
Change
Political Philosophy
How do you educate a new Commissioner?The same way you eat an elephant – one bite at a time
1.Orientation Sessiona. Bookb. Tour of Facilities
How do you educate a new Commissioner?The same way you eat an elephant – one bite at a time
1.Orientation Sessiona. Bookb. Tour of Facilities
2. Tour of Districta. Repeat Customersb. Road Conditionsc. Bridge Conditionsd. Highway Functional Classification
How do you befriend a new Commissioner?
-Nobody cares what you know until they know you care.-
1. Get Personal
2. Understand what makes them ticka. Hobbiesb. Profession
3. Spend time with them
4. Be sympathetic to their political exposure
The End