About Gabe Gabrielsen
Gabe Gabrielsen is a decorated retired USAF Officer and a former County Administrator who served two Counties in two states. Today Gabe is a nationally recognized conference speaker and author of the award winning book: Pearl of Wisdom … the Unofficial Guide for Public Officials. Have questions? Connect with Gabe at - www.linkedin.com/in/gabegabrielsen
Website: http://www.betterpublicofficials.com
Posts by gabeg:
Do Governments Need Economic Development?
There are some who argue government has no business getting involved with economic development. They believe economic development is not a government function. Conversely, there are others who maintain economic development is the primary function of any American...
Government Roads are Paved with Good Intentions
Most people are aware the road to hell is paved with good intentions; and so it is with most government roads; the policies, programs and regulations governments approve. Most government roads have noble intentions but they too produce unintended consequences? For...
Tea, Tax and a Revolution
We recently celebrated the 4th of July and I couldn’t help but think back to my years in local government where I learned Americans disliked paying taxes – any kind of taxes – Federal, State and Local – but especially local property taxes and that so many...
Government Trivia and Facts
Most people, in the United States, have an opinion about our government – whether it be the Federal Government, their State Government or their local government. After serving 30 plus years in government I know opinions about government change: they change from year...
How Local Government Decisions Are Made
People are often surprised at the decisions local government officials and business leaders make. It’s common to hear individuals say “What the heck were they thinking” when they made that decision? Since I enjoyed fantastic careers in both local government and...
Organizational Leaders: Their Work Habits
This is the third article in a series of five highlighting the simple differences between organizational managers and organizational leaders. The first highlighted how great leaders write slightly different then Managers. The second focused on the fact that great...
Dress Like an Organizational Leader
This is the second article of a five part series. The first article focused on ‘Writing Styles’ of organizational leaders; this will article ponder the Dress and Appearance of the men and women who actually lead and transform organizations. As stated in article one, I...
Write Like an Organizational Leader: 5 Simple Rules
Every organization has managers and leaders. Managers are needed to maintain the organization’s functions; leaders are necessary to transform an organization. Leaders differ from managers in five distinct areas: Writing Style, Dress, Work Habits, Speech Patterns and...