City of Santa Barbara, CA Succession Program
    Recognizing that there will be a major turnover in management in the next five to ten years, the City's Executive Management Team explored several strategies to plan for the continuation of a high performance organization through a commitment to sustained initiatives that engage outside the box thinking to attract, develop, and retain needed talent in the City of Santa Barbara.

    In the end, the team produced six strategies which form the City’s “Succession Program.”

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The New Elected Executive Wants to Clean House Year: 2008; Pages: 1.
How Can Managers Help Other Communities Recruit Managers? Year: 2007; Pages: 1.
The Exit Interview Year: 2008; Pages: 1.
Hitting the Interview Jackpot Year: 2005;
The Spouse Is a Volunteer Firefighter Year: 2005;
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Sample Government Documents

Request for Advisory Opinion Year: 1998; Pages: 5.
Whistle Blowing Policy Year: 1996; Pages: 2.

Reports and Articles

When it’s Time to Let Go Year: 2008; Pages: 3.
Is Trust at Work? Year: 2008; Pages: 2.
The Ethics of Council-Staff Teamwork Year: 2005;
It's More Than Not Doing Bad Things Year: 2004; Pages: 3.
Racial Profiling in Antiterrorism Strategies Year: 2003;
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