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<br />I e . <br />I <br />I <br />I Stephen BaIT <br />I <br />I . Word or phrase describing an area you feel Executive <br /> Staff needs to improve in <br />I - Proactive <br /> <, <br /> . Proactive means acting in advance to deal with an expected <br />I difficulty; anticipatory. As a group we can bring a lot of <br /> information, knowledge, influence and manpower to bear on a <br />I problem or situation that needs attention. However, we oftentimes <br /> have difficulty recognizing or tend to ignore a potential problem or <br /> we generally wait for a problem to come to us before we begin to <br />I try solving or working to improve. <br /> . One way to counter this image as a group would be to begin <br />I looking at areas that may need attention and try to come up with <br /> ways to do things better before some event happens that forces <br /> us to deal with making it better. We could start by spending more <br />I informal time with each other, either 1 on 1 or in smaller groups. <br /> Sometimes just talking about issues and getting another <br /> perspective on a problem can trigger the thought process and <br />I generate a solution to a particular problem. <br /> . We could participate in a variation of "Management by Walking <br />I Around". What I mean is, just being observant; looking for missing <br /> street signs and reporting them; looking for and removing garage <br /> sale signs or posted signs along our streets; reporting zoning <br />I violations or littering, etc. This also would include actively looking <br /> at citizen needs in our everyday movements through the city, and <br /> responding to the appropriate staff member. In general, becoming <br />I more knowledgeable about and taking an interest in other areas <br /> within the City that are not our normal areas. We could volunteer <br /> to help other staff members instead of waiting to be asked. <br />I . These things, while they may not be earthshaking or of great <br /> substance, would go a long way toward fine-tuning our group <br />I performance. After all, we are already collectively pretty good at <br /> what we do; becoming more proactive in developing solutions <br /> would help us meet the public need and move toward our mission. <br />I <br />