Forming Relationships Outside the Finance Office: Creating Generative Relationships with Other Departments and Elected Officials (Part 3)

Fostering a culture of optimism within the finance office is crucial for enhancing productivity, improving employee morale, and effectively navigating financial challenges, but it cannot be done alone. Successful finance offices thrive on strong relationships with other departments and elected officials. This webinar will equip you with strategies to foster a positive, cooperative atmosphere beyond your finance team with other key stakeholders. Learn how to build and maintain constructive relationships, navigate complex interactions, and effectively communicate with stakeholders. We’ll discuss approaches for managing expectations, resolving conflicts, and leveraging optimism to enhance cross-departmental collaborations.

In this webinar, you’ll hear from Valerie Lemmie from the Kettering Foundation, an expert in solving public problems and controversial issues in governmental organizations and local communities. In addition, you’ll learn how other finance officers and city administrators from San Dimas, CA and Liberty Lake, WA have effectively built working relationships between the finance office and other key stakeholders.

This is the third webinar in a three-part series. It is not necessary to attend all of the webinars.

Who Will Benefit: Budget Manager, CFO/Finance Director, Accountant, Controller, Treasurer, Budget Analyst

• Learn strategies for effective communication and relationship-building with other departments
• Explore techniques for managing and resolving conflicts constructively
• Understand ways to leverage optimism to influence and improve external interactions