Leadership Workshop: Developing Skills to Lead

To be an effective chief financial officer (CFO), you need more than technical skills and knowledge. You also need to be able to navigate politics, communicate complex information, guide decision-making, and lead teams through times of change, uncertainty, and crisis. At this session, you will hear from a panel of chief executives about what they are looking for in a CFO and other leadership positions in government, including the different types of challenges they expect leaders to be able to manage. You will also learn how to prepare for an interviews, navigate more complex hiring processes, and demonstrate you have what it takes. This session will also allow attendees to practice interviewing skills with your peers.

Note: This workshop required pre-registration.

Speakers

Dr. Yvette M. Best

Dr. Yvette M. Best

Human Resources Director, Orange County, Florida

Ron Holifield

Ron Holifield

CEO, Strategic Government Resource

Merrill King

Senior Vice President, Executive Recruitment, Strategic Government Resources (SFR), Fort Worth, Texas

Doug Thomas

Doug Thomas

Executive Vice President - Recruitment & Leadership, Strategic Government Resources

Kevin Knutson

Kevin Knutson

Safety Harbor, Florida

Kat Sorensen

Kat Sorensen

City Manager, City of Seward, Alaska

Jamie Verbrugge

Jamie Verbrugge

CIty Manager, City of Bloomington, Minnesota

Steve Kennedy

Steve Kennedy

City Manager, City of Green Cove Springs, Florida

Deborah Girard

Deborah Girard

Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, City of Orlando, Florida