4 hrs 43 mins | POLITICAL SCIENCE | American GovernmentWhen Sheryl Sculley was recruited to serve as San Antonio’s new city manager in 2005, the organization she inherited was a disorganized mess. City infrastructure was crumbling, strong financial policies and systems were nonexistent, many executive positions were vacant, public satisfaction was low, ethical standards were weak, and public safety union salaries and benefits were outpacing revenues, crowding out other essential city services. Simply put: San Antonio was on the verge of collapse.
Greedy Bastards tells the story of Sheryl and her new team’s uphill battle to turn around San Ant...
When Sheryl Sculley was recruited to serve as San Antonio’s new city manager in 2005, the organization she inherited was a disorganized mess. City infrastructure was crumbling, strong financial policies and systems were nonexistent, many executive positions were vacant, public satisfaction was low, ethical standards were weak, and public safety union salaries and benefits were outpacing revenues, crowding out other essential city services. Simply put: San Antonio was on the verge of collapse.
Greedy Bastards tells the story of Sheryl and her new team’s uphill battle to turn around San Antonio city government. She takes you behind closed doors to share the hard changes she made and the strategies she used to create mutually beneficial solutions to the city’s biggest problems.
Many of the issues Sheryl found in San Antonio are present in cities across the US. Packed with wins and losses, lessons learned, and pitfalls encountered, Greedy Bastards is a guidebook for any city official tasked with turning around a struggling city.
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Opening |
0 mins 14 secs |
| 2. | DEDICATION |
0 mins 21 secs |
| 3. | LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR |
7 mins 43 secs |
| 4. | FOREWORD BY PHIL HARDBERGER |
6 mins 06 secs |
| 5. | INTRODUCTION |
9 mins 59 secs |
| 6. | 1. WHY WOULD YOU TAKE THAT JOB? |
43 mins 08 secs |
| 7. | 2. FIRST THINGS FIRST TO FIX A CITY |
37 mins 12 secs |
| 8. | 3. MAKING RIVER CITY GREAT |
20 mins 44 secs |
| 9. | 4. I WEAR A UNIFORM, GIVE ME WHATEVER I ASK FOR |
50 mins 54 secs |
| 10. | 5. CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS |
16 mins 45 secs |
| 11. | 6. THE EVERGREEN LAWSUIT |
13 mins 52 secs |
| 12. | 7. POLICE MEDIATION IN AUSTIN |
18 mins 35 secs |
| 13. | 8. PLANNING FOR SUCCESSION: THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT SEATS |
31 mins 41 secs |
| 14. | CONCLUSION |
16 mins 52 secs |
| 15. | EPILOGUE |
6 mins 50 secs |
| 16. | The End |
0 mins 05 secs |
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