{"id":3324,"date":"2014-08-05T16:05:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T23:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=3324"},"modified":"2014-08-19T09:38:43","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T16:38:43","slug":"local-government-valuing-people-investment-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/local-government-valuing-people-investment-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Government: Valuing People is an Investment In Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/valuing-people-local-government-investment-success\/attachment\/valuing-people-local-government-stevens\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3325\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/valuing.people.local_.government.stevens.jpg\" alt=\"valuing.people.local.government.stevens\" width=\"400\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a>The need to develop a workforce to meet the current and future demands of government operations, as well as foster an environment that values people is no small task. This effort compels our need to fully understand business priorities, citizen engagement, strategic investments and human nature \u2013 wow that is a tall order to fill!\u00a0 Creating an environment in the government sector that fosters innovation, creativity, consistency, ownership and professionalism begins by recognizing and valuing people as a critical success factor to any investment.<\/p>\n<p>Government leaders and policy makers who both recognize and build a culture around valuing people and take strategic workforce development seriously are poised to create greater success ultimately resulting in leaner government, smarter investments and better customer service. Perhaps fundamental to this effort is first recognizing that the next generation of professionals entering the workforce, particularly Information Technology workers, will for the first time see the world uniquely through a digital lens. In light of this, government leaders must create an environment that supports this digital world by providing tools that are second nature and expected by this next generation, such as virtual collaboration and mobility, unified communications, video conferencing, virtual desktops, and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) platforms as example \u2013 but as important as these technologies are it is more important to provide a clear vision that connects the workforce in a meaningful way to the work at hand.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bentley.edu\/centers\/center-for-women-and-business\/millennials-workplace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">new generation<\/a>, and dare I say the current generation, are seeking to make a tangible difference in the world around them \u2013 the public service component cannot be underestimated.\u00a0 There is a deep desire to make a real difference and have a sense of ownership in shaping outcomes \u2013 applying talent and passion to bring new value becomes natural.\u00a0 Allowing these professionals to work in an innovative, spontaneous, borderless, and collaborative work environment helps us extend digital solutions to our citizens and businesses, who increasingly demand digital services whenever and wherever they choose.<\/p>\n<p>We no longer can ignore the shift in how the next generation work force expects to create business value \u2013 work\/life balance, flexible schedules, mobile technologies like those used at home, pushing traditional corporate boundaries, and coming together to solve big problems all define the digital lens of the new workforce.\u00a0 When we foster a culture that values people as the most important asset we will make policy adjustments and decisions that better align and engage the workforce as owners in the mission and outcome of our investments and business opportunities and challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The payoff is greater success in delivery, business value, cost, and of course improved recruitment, retention, and employee satisfaction.\u00a0 This is no small task, however thinking critically about workforce development is essential to creating a culture of engaged staff that are committed and empowered to be part of creating success within any organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The need to develop a workforce to meet the current and future demands of government operations, as well as foster an environment that values people is no small task. 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He has presented at national conferences and is published in a variety of magazines, as well as serving on a number of advisory boards and committees. Most recently, he was appointed to the National Association of Counties (NACo) Information Technology Standing Committee and subcommittees on Cyber Security and Geospatial Information Services. Additionally, Mr. Stevens was appointed by Janice K. Brewer, Governor of the State of Arizona, to the Commission on Judicial Conduct in December of 2013 and Confirmed by the full Senate in April of 2014 \u2013 the Commission is based on Article 6.1 of the Arizona Constitution and acts on complaints alleging one or more judges have engaged in judicial misconduct in a particular case or circumstance. He was also appointed by Governor Brewer to the Information Technology Authorization Committee (ITAC) in December of 2013. This assemblage brings together a statewide view of IT that can help policymakers and the public understand the challenges and opportunities facing IT professionals in public service. ITAC\u2019s fundamental goal is to maximize the benefits derived from the public investment in computer systems, software and applications, and to minimize the risk of failure in applications development and implementation. Lastly, Mr. Stevens is serving a two year term as chairman of the Technology Advisory Group of the Maricopa County Association of Governments (MAG), which includes 27 cities. The Technology Advisory Group is made up of City CIOs across Maricopa County. Mr. Stevens has had the honor and privilege to receive various professional awards and recognition for his leadership and innovations across business and information technology initiatives \u2013 he credits this to the amazing people he has had the honor to work with past and present.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.maricopa.gov\/technology","https:\/\/x.com\/MaricopaCIO"],"url":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/author\/davidls\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2916"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3324"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3448,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3324\/revisions\/3448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}