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 Jerry Schuber | Jul 14, 2013 | Innovations, Social Media, Trends
There are many ways to serve the public. From the dedication of our public safety folks in Fire and Police, to the unsung heroes of the sewers who make all of our lives a little bit easier. One thing all of them have in common is the Digital Tether or at least that...
by Deanna J. Santana | Jun 4, 2013 | About the Public Sector, Innovations, Social Media
As local governments have down-sized staffing and dramatically reduced services to survive the Great Recession and other economic challenges in recent years, we’ve often been told that we’ll just have to do more with less. Yet, at the very same time that government...
by Orlando Pacheco | Jun 2, 2013 | Career Advice, on the job, Trends
In August of 2002, I was somewhat unsure of the direction I was going to take my career, and my life. I had recently graduated from the University of New Hampshire with my MPA. I had also just completed my work study program with the Social Security Administration. ...
by Devora Zack | Jun 2, 2013 | About the Public Sector, education/training, Trends
Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken. – Oscar Wilde Do you associate managing with more-is-less, I’m doomed, and it’s-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it? Does thinking about all your managing duties make you queasy? Take heart! And a Pepto-Bismol while you’re...