by Joseph Huffman | Jul 14, 2013 | About the Public Sector, eligibility/hiring issues, Trends
As a person who has dedicated most of his professional life to city management, I would like to offer a perspective to managers who are nearing retirement. After having served eight years with the state of North Carolina, I transitioned to local government in 1989. ...
by Gabe Gabrielsen | Jul 14, 2013 | About the Public Sector, overview, Trends
Many local governments are desperate for economic development; they want their jobs in their communities. Unfortunately most local governments fail miserably at inducing business growth. Below is a simple ‘how-to’ lesson local governments can use to initiate economic...
by Tim Sackett | Jul 14, 2013 | About the Public Sector, education/training
A “Fully Staffed” department in government is the nebulous goal that always seems to be just out of reach. There are 3 main reasons you can’t get fully staffed: 1. Your numbers are built on a fantasy and government doesn’t live in a fantasy. 2. Your hiring managers...
by Sarah Miller | Jun 1, 2013 | About the Public Sector, overview
There is an invisible line in the Public Service. And what makes that invisible line? Decision makers. If you are around the decision makers, buddies with them, influencing them, and maybe even making decisions with them, then you are on the right side of that line!...
by Mark F. Weinberg | Feb 2, 2013 | About the Public Sector, Trends
For generations the hallmark of government employment has been rock-steady job security. Career public sector employees often cite job security, together with generous retirement and fringe benefit packages, as factors which initially attracted them to their jobs and...