President’s Letter 
By: Tye Gillespie, CCEA President

I saw this video in a class I recently attended at the city. The video opens with a scene of two people who find themselves stuck on an escalator.  We see the subjects attempt to get help and then give up.  It’s a humorous take on the situation but offers many lessons.  Here are a couple that parallel what I’ve seen at the city.

There is always something you can do…
There is a training scene in the movie “We Were Soldiers” where the training officer instructs his new team leaders on a run.  He tells them, “Three strikes and you are not out.  There is always something you can do.” The folks on the escalator could have benefited from that advice.  But so can we.

I often hear how people have tried to do something without success and then stop trying.  I encourage you to try something else.

It ain’t  a perfect world…
A common threads for conflicts can be unmet expectations of what others should and shouldn’t do.  In the video, the expectation is that the repair man should be able to get the escalator running.  Around the city, there can be a lot of focus on what managers should be doing.  When folks don’t do what we think they should, it causes friction and frustration.

Though expectations can be valid, it is good to remember that we don’t live in a perfect world where everyone does what they should.  In light of that, we may consider doing things that we shouldn’t have to do in order to keep progressing.  This could include writing a list of things you are working on to get help prioritizing or additional resources.  Or it could be scheduling time with your manager to get feedback if they have not done so.

Finally I’m struck by the fact that if just one person had started walking up the stairs their example would have caused the others to get out of the situation as well.  As Ghandi and later Carlsbad’s Strategic Change Team (SCT) said, “Be the change you wish to see.”

Thanks,
Tye

The Class of Reclassifications

Keeping Carlsbad classy with reclassifications! At the July 9th CCEA Board Meeting, six job reclassifications were voted on and approved by the board. Most of the employees were working out of class, and two were moved into management roles. CCEA applauds these movements, as they move employees into roles and responsibilities they deserve.

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CCEA Board Members

Tye Gillespie President
Hallie Thompson Vice President
Marie Ashe-Nutter Treasurer
Mayra Turchiano Secretary
Terry Ennis Public Works: Transportation
Daisy Hernandez Public Works: GFE
Tom Vega Public Works: Utilities
Allen Edwards Housing & Neighborhood Services, Policy & Leadership, and Safety 
Eric Smith Parks 
Rosario Aranda HR, IT, and Finance
Bonnie Crane -Sullivan Library & Recreation 
Tammy McMinn At-Large

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July 2019