{"id":311,"date":"2016-04-22T22:45:55","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T22:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiefofstaff.expert\/?p=311"},"modified":"2016-06-09T13:13:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T20:13:10","slug":"the-chief-of-staff-for-michigans-governor-tried-to-warn-people-about-the-looming-crisis-in-the-flint-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chiefofstaff.expert\/staging\/the-chief-of-staff-for-michigans-governor-tried-to-warn-people-about-the-looming-crisis-in-the-flint-water\/","title":{"rendered":"The chief of staff for Michigan\u2019s governor tried to warn people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1462812432495{padding: 3% !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1462812480630{padding-right: 6% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]The chief of staff for Michigan\u2019s governor tried to warn people about the looming crisis in the Flint water, but without effect. What lessons can corporate chiefs of staff apply from this government example?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2016\/03\/how_snyders_chief_of_staff_wre.html\">https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2016\/03\/how_snyders_chief_of_staff_wre.html <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Questions to consider:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What could Mr. Muchmore have done differently to affect change in this situation? If he went outside his organization to find people who could put pressure on the relevant administration officials, including his own executive, to achieve the desired change, is he being disloyal or a good steward of the chief of staff office?<\/li>\n<li>While many corporate executives don\u2019t have 76 \u201cpriority projects,\u201d many are visionaries and involved in multiple business dealings. What, if any, role does the chief of staff play in helping them focus and prioritize? Assuming that governmental priorities can be set, in part, by the executive\u2019s campaign promises, are corporate executives\u2019 projects and priorities even comparable?<\/li>\n<li>Where does the chief of staff\u2019s responsibility and the principal executive\u2019s responsibility begin, end, and overlap? See Season 6, episode 22 of television\u2019s The West Wing for the conversation between two chiefs of staff about their executives being \u201chis own man?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Did Mr. Snyder\u2019s ambition for change to happen in dog years overwhelm Mr. Muchmore\u2019s ability to make realistic change?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;leave a comment&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-bullhorn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23commentform||&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;610&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chief of staff for Michigan\u2019s governor tried to warn people about the looming crisis in the Flint water, but without effect. 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