Changing Landscape in Local Government

Changing Landscape in Local Government

During a recent conversation with a peer and Master of Public Administration student, I realized there is a predicament in municipal administration. For soon-to-be MPAs, there is concern among some who would like to be city managers but are not interested in the...

Resume Tips for Local Government

Resume Tips for Local Government

It’s no secret that government budgets are stretched thin these days. Couple this with the 2014 report by the Freelancers Union that found 34 percent of the nation’s workforce qualify as freelancers, and you have the recipe for a burgeoning job market. So how do you...

Efficiency Initiatives in Local Government

Efficiency Initiatives in Local Government

In a May 2012 Wall Street Journal article, Leslie Kwoh warned that the term “innovation” was at risk of becoming cliché. To support her observation, she provided a number of examples, the most astonishing of which was a 64% increase in the number of times the word...

A Purpose Filled Career

A Purpose Filled Career

People often call me up and ask me to help them find a job or to help them brainstorm on the best job for them. I ask this simple question, “Do you just want a job, or do you want a purpose filled career?” Often times, they will ask me to explain to them the...

Hiring: Take Control

Hiring: Take Control

Hiring the wrong people costs too much. Here’s how to activate a recruiting process that will attract the right people to your talent bench? No business can afford a bad hire, or to retain employees who don’t perform because the cost of poor talent management...

Mindfulness: Understand Your Brain for Better Productivity

Mindfulness: Understand Your Brain for Better Productivity

Have you read much lately on “Mindfulness”? Mindfulness has been around for a long time but often associated with meditation and quiet reflection time. Most people think of it as being “aware” of what is going on within and around you. A more tangible way to think...

Can Email Etiquette Affect Your Job Search?

Can Email Etiquette Affect Your Job Search?

Most of us use email so often now it’s like we were born doing it. I’ll admit when I chat to my friends over email I don’t always construct a complete, grammatically correct and spelling-error free piece of writing. I use abbreviated web phrases like ‘Lol’ or ‘Brb’...

Government Office Space Can Attract Silicon Valley Talent

Government Office Space Can Attract Silicon Valley Talent

It’s that time. Baby boomers are finally leaving their desks behind and signing up for AARP. A lot of these Boomers worked for the US Government and everyone knows that “government job” equals cement gray tile floors, cement gray desks, cement gray chairs, and cement...

Public-Private Partnerships: A Catalyst for Economic Development?

Public-Private Partnerships: A Catalyst for Economic Development?

Most local governments have been struggling with cash-strapped budgets and forcibly cutting within agencies and programs. These tight budgets and cuts may lead to poor infrastructure, a decreased access to services and programs, and ultimately, inadequate economic...

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