Patterson
spoke to a class of 24 students taught by OCC adjunct faculty
Cynthia Peterson at the Highland Lakes campus. Peterson is also a county
employee—she trains and supports police officers in the technology they use in
their jobs.
Brooks,
who has been County Executive since 1992, says his team is well recognized and
sought after by others around the state and credits them for his continued
success.
A
good leader is born to lead but is also good at applying life lessons to their
work, Patterson told students. Leaders will express their vision, set expectations
and “get out of the way” so others can do their job, he said.
“As
long as everyone is rowing in the same direction, goals will be reached,” he
added.
Patterson
spoke about some of his team’s top accomplishments, saying he is most proud of the
county’s Emerging Sectors program, whose
goal was to bring high-tech, knowledge-based sector jobs to Oakland County.
These emerging sectors include healthcare, automotive, robotics and automation,
and communications and information technology.
In
one example, the initiative predicted job growth in healthcare and programs
were created to fit this prediction. One in five employees in Oakland County currently
has a healthcare-related job. More than 60% of new jobs in Oakland County are in
economic sectors identified in Patterson’s Emerging Sectors program.
He
concluded by saying that good leaders need to be willing to “plant seeds and
let them grow.”
Praising
staff is important, he added. “I always credit my staff when it’s time to
recognize good work.”
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