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Beyond the Boundaries
Managing Interdependencies
NACM 2006
“There are no results within the walls of an
organization.”
-Peter Drucker
What Does This Mean in NACMspeak?
• Creating Coalitions for Effective Change
• Fostering Systemwide Cooperation• Understanding Roles and Motives of
Actors• Communicating Court Requirements
and Accomplishments Effectively• Minimizing Turf Battles• Knowing and Using Negotiating and
Lobbying Skills
Answering the “Cassidy Question”
• Who are those guys?• Who are the people, which are
the institutions with whom the court has interdependencies?
• What do they need from you?• What do you need from them?
What the Public Wants
• Responsiveness
• Recovery
• Spontaneity
• Concern
Public Sector Customer Wants
(In Order of Importance)• Information and communication• Responsiveness• Problem resolution• On-time, reliable, consistent
service delivery• Competent personnel• Accuracy• Courteous and friendly service
Improving External Relationships
• Partnership• Interdependence• Integration• Shared Knowledge• Common systems and Procedures• Trust
How Are We Doing?
• Where are your greatest external relationship strengths?
• How are you accomplishing this?• How were those relationships
created?• Who had to be involved to make
it work?
Fostering Collaboration• Welcome differences• Listen with understanding• Be empathetic• Identify parameters, procedures,
ground rules• Create vehicles for
communication• Facilitate problem solving• Deal with “here and now”• Emphasize “better/worse” rather
than “good/bad”
Leadership Beyond the Boundaries
• Work on Relationships• Begin With Inquiry• Listen• Understand Interdependencies• Anticipate Needs• Manage Expectations• Keep Up the Dialogue
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