WHAT SHOULD TEAMWORK LOOK LIKE AMONGST TCC ELECTED MEMBERS? Purpose Building a better city, decision by decision Vision Be New Zealand’s highest performing council governance team – one the city has trust and confidence in Values and Behaviours – from Lake Okataina and Mount RSA sessions Values and Behaviours to Encourage  Truth / honesty  Challenge / embrace robust discussion  Act in good faith  Share information  Calm heads  Coffee chats  Factual politicking  Allow dissenting opinion  Be professional  Put community first and personal glory last  Aroha  Humour  Humility  Inclusivity  Mutual respect  Active engagement with colleagues & community  Ownership / take responsibility Behaviours to Avoid               Lies and half truths Truancy – turn up Stewing if unhappy Personal attacks Attacking motivations Breaching confidence Blaming staff Self-glory / credit grab Distraction in meetings – overuse of devices Digging up dead corpses Cock-fighting Bullying and aggression Hypocrisy Swearing (some personal moral leeway here) Practical outworking of the above          Regular EM informals, where everyone has a chance to speak and be heard Effective two-way communication between EM’s, CE and ELT Regular EM ‘drinks’ and social events, with ELT on occasions Symmetry of information so all are adequately armed with the facts Democratic decision-making within formal meetings, and democratic direction-setting outside Extra work sessions when required, to either gather/process information, or formulate solutions and options for further examination Confidently calling out poor behaviours from the above list Self-control and moderation when engaging in social media Every EM needs to feel safe, and motivated, within our working environment Kelvin Clout – May 2020